“We're all just in our bodies for a moment in our life. Such a brave and lovely act it is to let the body celebrate.”
― In the City of Shy Hunters
― In the City of Shy Hunters
“What desire can be contrary to nature since it was given to man by nature itself?”
― Madness and Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason
― Madness and Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason
“All this family shit! Harry said. How can you reinvent your life if the original versions won't leave you alone?”
― In the City of Shy Hunters
― In the City of Shy Hunters
“Rilke used to say that no poet would mind going to gaol, since he would at least have time to explore the treasure house of his memory. In many respects Rilke was a prick.”
― Unreliable Memoirs
― Unreliable Memoirs
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