“Blake said that the body was the soul's prison unless the five senses are fully developed and open. He considered the senses the 'windows of the soul.' When sex involves all the senses intensely, it can be like a mystical experience.”
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“Lying on stained, wretched sheets with a bleeding virgin
We could plan a murder
Or start a religion.”
― An American Prayer
We could plan a murder
Or start a religion.”
― An American Prayer
“I want to grow a flower for every time someone tells me “F*** you.” Then I’ll go back to that person and pin the flower on their lapel in a gesture of friendship. And while they are looking down on it in astonishment, I’ll bunch up my knuckles and punch them in the face.”
― I Want Two apply for a job at our country's largest funeral home, and then wear a suit and noose to the job interview.
― I Want Two apply for a job at our country's largest funeral home, and then wear a suit and noose to the job interview.
“That's what real love amounts to - letting a person be what he really is. Most people love you for who you pretend to be. To keep their love, you keep pretending - performing. You get to love your pretence. It's true, we're locked in an image, an act - and the sad thing is, people get so used to their image, they grow attached to their masks. They love their chains. They forget all about who they really are. And if you try to remind them, they hate you for it, they feel like you're trying to steal their most precious possession.”
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