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“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.”
Nobody writes a yearning man better than a woman
— Jun 08, 2026 12:13PM
Nobody writes a yearning man better than a woman
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“Beauty is terror. Whatever we call beautiful, we quiver before it. And what could be more terrifying and beautiful, to souls like the Greeks or our own, than to lose control completely?”
This is going to be FANTASTIC, innit?
Also, fancy as hell. Fancy, sophisticated, smart-people stuff. Each sentence packed-full of intelligence. Not a light read, thus far, by any means.
— Jun 06, 2026 06:17PM
This is going to be FANTASTIC, innit?
Also, fancy as hell. Fancy, sophisticated, smart-people stuff. Each sentence packed-full of intelligence. Not a light read, thus far, by any means.