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I love Giovanni my heart aches for him

David calls him just his name, Giovanni calls him 'mon cher'.

The last few pages were pure pain

"'Ils sont sales, les gens, tu sais? Tous sauf toi. Ne me laisse pas tomber, je t'en prie,' he said, and kissed me, with strange insistent gentleness on the mouth. His touch could never fail to make me feel desire; yet his hot sweet breath also made me want to vomit."

The internalized homophobia and comphet are sooo ://

I want this book tattooed under my eyelids

'Somebody, your father or mine, should have told us that not many people have ever died of love. But multitudes have perished and are perishing every hour – and then the oddest places! – for the lack of it.'

'Love him,' said Jacques with vehemence, 'Love him and let him love you. Do you think anything else under heaven really matters?'

'You don't know what he means by friendship but you have the feeling it may not be safe. You are afraid it may change you. What kind of friendship have you had?'

'Or, for that matter, what kind of love affairs?'

'I go not to hell,' and he clutched his crucifix with one large hand. 'But you, my dear friend – I fear that you shall burn in a very hot fire.' He laughed again. 'Oh, such fire!' He touched his head. 'Here.' And he writhed, as though in torment. 'Everywhere.' And he touched his heart. 'And here.'

I love the dialogue, characters' personalities shine through it