She lacks the indefinable charm of weakness. It is the feet of clay that make the gold of the image precious. The Picture of Dorian Gray
What could be more serious than the love of man for woman, what more commanding, more impressive, bearing in its bosom the seeds of death; at the same time these lovers, these people entering into illusion glittering eyed, must be danced round with mockery, decorated with garlands. To the Lighthouse
Whatever may befall you, it was preordained for you from everlasting. Book VII
“You don’t have to understand life. You just have to live it.” Midnight Library
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