“He wanted to cut his own throat and spare them both the disgust of enduring him any longer.”
― These Violent Delights
― These Violent Delights
“He wanted to forget he'd ever yielded to the weakness of wanting anything. He wanted to scrub away any evidence that he existed outside his own head at all—that he was a visible object that anyone else could see and mock and judge.”
― These Violent Delights
― These Violent Delights
“I don’t think you’ve ever felt anything that didn’t hurt you,” Julian said. “We’ve found each other, out of everyone else in the world. Does that hurt, too?”
― These Violent Delights
― These Violent Delights
“It always makes me a little sad when you laugh," Julian went on. "The way it sort of takes you by surprise. I love it, it has that sweet sincerity that's the best part of you, but it still kills me how you never seem to expect it. All I want to do is make you happy, and you're the unhappiest person I've ever met.”
― These Violent Delights
― These Violent Delights
“If I have to deal with one more person today, I'll fucking kill myself."
Paul almost snapped at him, but he didn't want to explain why the threat made him feel sick. Instead he said, very quietly, "I can leave."
"Don't be dumb," said Julian, "you don't count.”
― These Violent Delights
Paul almost snapped at him, but he didn't want to explain why the threat made him feel sick. Instead he said, very quietly, "I can leave."
"Don't be dumb," said Julian, "you don't count.”
― These Violent Delights
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