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by Mary Oliver
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Reading for the 2nd time
read in May 2019
ducky said:
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I read this for the first time 2 years ago while in Italy; there's just something special about walking around the same cities that Dante the poet had experienced (centuries apart) and feeling more connected with him and the writing that i thought im
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One sin, I know, another doth provoke; Murder’s as near to lust as flame to smoke.
“The stupid part of Shane wanted to fight for Ilya. For them. The sensible part—the part that was in control of most things in Shane’s life—knew there couldn’t possibly be a future with Ilya. There couldn’t be a present with Ilya. They needed to end things quickly”
― Heated Rivalry
― Heated Rivalry
“Because he would have to walk away. This thing was already getting too complicated.”
― Heated Rivalry
― Heated Rivalry
“He wanted to tell Shane that the closest he felt to home was when he was with him.”
― Heated Rivalry
― Heated Rivalry
“Does it...does it feel like agony for you too?'
Ilya started to nod, then stopped. He shook his head slowly instead.
'Not anymore.”
― Heated Rivalry
Ilya started to nod, then stopped. He shook his head slowly instead.
'Not anymore.”
― Heated Rivalry
“I’m coming to the cottage.”
― Heated Rivalry
― Heated Rivalry
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