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“I had never seen Vincent apologize to anyone for anything, ever. But one had to learn how to hear what lingered in between the words.”

“This, I knew, was Vincent telling me that he loved men. no one had ever said those words to me - at least not that I could ever remember. But he communicated it a thousand ways over the years, most of them coated in death: I love you. Here’s how to stay alive. Here’s how to make sure that one can hurt you.”

“It sounds so generous to my ear: no object orphaned, all these pieces honored for all of us because some museum somewhere found them worthy. At last, safety net in the lonely struggle to hold on! I would think this would be a great comfort to the professionals stewarding such institutions, but I’ve only seen it as a threat. It’s not the possessions, but the possessing, holding on to what’s hers and yours.”