“What a weary time those years were -- to have the desire and the need to live but not the ability.”
― Ham on Rye
― Ham on Rye
“I was a man who thrived on solitude; without it I was like another man without food or water. Each day without solitude weakened me. I took no pride in my solitude; but I was dependent on it. The darkness of the
room was like sunlight to me.”
― Factotum
room was like sunlight to me.”
― Factotum
“your letters got sadder. your lovers betrayed you. kid, I wrote back, all lovers betray. it didn't help. you said you had a crying bench and it was by a bridge and the bridge was over the river and you sat on the crying bench every night and wept for the lovers who had hurt and forgotten you.”
― Love Is a Dog from Hell
― Love Is a Dog from Hell
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