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“I do not care for stars,â€� the traveler said. The merchant laughed. “Everyone wants the stars. Everyone wishes to grasp that which exists out of reach. To hold the extraordinary in their hands and keep the remarkable in their pockets.”
― The Starless Sea
― The Starless Sea

“The San Francisco therapist kept telling me I shouldn’t be terrified of creative experimentation.
“I don’t know what’s going to come out of me,� I told her. “It has to be perfect. It has to be irreproachable in every way.�
“Why?� she said.
“To make up for it,â€� I said. “To make up for the fact that it’s me.”
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“I don’t know what’s going to come out of me,� I told her. “It has to be perfect. It has to be irreproachable in every way.�
“Why?� she said.
“To make up for it,â€� I said. “To make up for the fact that it’s me.”
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“Love is a sacrament that should be taken kneeling, and Domine non sum dignus should be on the lips and in the hearts of those who receive it.”
― De Profundis
― De Profundis

“Why does tragedy exist? Because you are full of rage. Why are you full of rage? Because you are full of grief.”
― Grief Lessons: Four Plays by Euripides
― Grief Lessons: Four Plays by Euripides

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