Ashley King
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“I hope that real love and truth are stronger in the end than any evil or misfortune in the world.”
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“But how,” said Charles, who was close to tears, “how can you possibly justify cold-blooded murder?’
Henry lit a cigarette. “I prefer to think of it,” he had said, “as redistribution of matter.”
― The Secret History
Henry lit a cigarette. “I prefer to think of it,” he had said, “as redistribution of matter.”
― The Secret History
“Does such a thing as 'the fatal flaw,' that showy dark crack running down the middle of a life, exist outside literature? I used to think it didn't. Now I think it does. And I think that mine is this: a morbid longing for the picturesque at all costs.”
― The Secret History
― The Secret History
“Even in the Future the Story Begins with Once Upon a Time.”
― Cinder
― Cinder
“Beauty is terror. Whatever we call beautiful, we quiver before it.”
― The Secret History
― The Secret History
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