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“Oh, monsters are scared," said Lettie. "That's why they're monsters.”
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
“In the fatal course of the most painful ailments, sometimes […], sometimes there occur sweet mornings of perfect repose- and that not owning to some blessed pill or potion […] or at least without our knowing that the loving hand of despair slipped us the drug.”
― Ada, or Ardor: A Family Chronicle
― Ada, or Ardor: A Family Chronicle
“Adults should not weep, I knew. They did not have mothers who would comfort them.”
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
“You who walk the earth know only the moment, which is whisked away with your next exhalation.”
― From the Dust Returned
― From the Dust Returned
“Only art can make the future love you, and that is what art is about: attraction at a distance, seduction from the past, inveiglement from beyond the grave. Art is a plea to love me when I’m gone. And yet, I thought to myself, who could love what I do? Who could possibly love me for this?”
― Necrophilia Variations
― Necrophilia Variations
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