“Come on, say it again. I'm a perfect devil. Tell me how bad I am. It makes me feel so good!”
― The Queen of the Damned
― The Queen of the Damned
“There is a luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves, we feel that no one else has a right to blame us. It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution.”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
“A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is visible labor and there is invisible labor.”
― Les Misérables
― Les Misérables
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