“I swear to you that I will come back to you,” he replied, holding her stare. “Nothing there will keep me from returning to your side.”
“In short: I felt my existence was tainted, in some subtle but essential way.”
― The Secret History
― The Secret History
“We were like gods at the dawning of the world, & our joy was so bright we could see nothing else but the other.”
― The Song of Achilles
― The Song of Achilles
“Death is the mother of beauty,” said Henry. “And what is beauty?” “Terror.”
― The Secret History
― The Secret History
“Beauty is rarely soft or consolatory. Quite the contrary. Genuine beauty is always quite alarming.”
― The Secret History
― The Secret History
“You could rattle the stars," she whispered. "You could do anything, if only you dared. And deep down, you know it, too. That’s what scares you most.”
― Throne of Glass
― Throne of Glass
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