“I liked the idea of living in a city — any city, especially a strange one — liked the thought of traffic and crowds, of working in a bookstore, waiting tables in a coffee shop, who knew what kind of solitary life I might slip into? Meals alone, walking the dogs in the evenings; and nobody knowing who I was.”
― The Secret History
― The Secret History
“Well if you wake up intending to murder someone at two o’clock, you hardly think what you’re going to feed the corpse for dinner."
“Aspargus is in season,” said Francis helpfully.”
― The Secret History
“Aspargus is in season,” said Francis helpfully.”
― The Secret History
“She was a living reverie for me: the mere sight of her sparked an almost infinite range of fantasy, from Greek to Gothic, from vulgar to divine.”
― The Secret History
― The Secret History
“We had the stars, you and I. And this is given once only.”
― Call Me by Your Name
― Call Me by Your Name
“Five minutes before Julian arrived, they might be slouched in the living room -- curtains drawn, dinner simmering on chafing dishes in the kitchen, everyone tugging at collars and dull-eyed with fatigue -- but the instant the doorbell rang their spines would straighten, conversation would snap to life, the very wrinkles would fall from their clothes.”
― The Secret History
― The Secret History
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