December 2011
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“We could tell already that this one was as expensive, as finely made and as...”
– Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
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“In New York it becomes so easy to assume that the city’s most alluring...”
– Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
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“I understand how comforting denial can be… I often endorse it for our...”
– Guidance councelor in ‘Suburgatory’
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A Poison Tree
I was angry with my friend: I told my wrath, my wrath did end. I was angry with my foe: I told it not, my wrath did grow. And I watered it in fears, Night and morning with my tears; And I sunned it with smiles, And with soft deceitful wiles. And it grew both day and night, Till it bore an apple bright. And my foe beheld it shine. And he knew that it was mine, And into my garden stole When the...
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“A few times in my life I’ve had moments of absolute clarity, when for a few...”
– A Single Man. Interesting tidbit - Tom Ford says when people ask him to describe his life/ himself, he tells them to watch this movie. This bit, this is one of the bits that describes him personally.
“Politeness. Now, there’s a poor man’s virtue if there ever was one. What’s so...”
– The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield (via jessicaloveex3) (via quote-book)
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“He acts like an animal, has an animal’s habits! Eats like one, moves like...”
– Blance in A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams, Scene Four
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“I’ll tell you what I want. Magic! Yes, yes, magic! I try to give that...”
– Blanche in A Streetcar Named Desire Tennessee Williams, Scene 9
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“Are you interested in films by any chance? I like really old films. You can see...”
– Tilda Swinton’s Character in the Jim Jarmusch fim The Limits of Control
