Samuel R. Delany quote: Desire isn’t appeased by its object, only irritated into something more than desire that can join with the stars to ...

Desire isn’t appeased by its object, only irritated into something more than desire that can join with the stars to inform the chaotic heavens with sense.

~ Samuel R. Delany ~

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