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It is a defect of God's humor that he directs our hearts everywhere but to those who have a right to them.

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Better a fallen rocket than never a burst of light. Dante reserved a place in his Inferno for those who wilfully live in sadness - sullen in the sweet...more

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WILDE: Oh — Bosie! (He weeps.) I have to go back to him, you know. Robbie will be furious but it can't be helped. The betrayal of one's friends is a b...more

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I love love. I love having a lover and being one. The insularity of passion. I love it. I love the way it blurs the distinction between everyone who i...more

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The trouble is, I can't find a part of myself where you're not important. I write in order to be worth your while and to finance the way I want to liv...more

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When I was twelve I was obsessed. Everything was sex. Latin was sex. The dictionary fell open at 'meretrix', a harlot. You could feel the mystery comi...more