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Some things are so horrible that the only sane response is a bit of madness.
It’s a dangerous thing, to try and give someone everything. One day, you might find you’ve given away things you should’ve kept. Some parts of us must remain inviolate if we are to survive as a person.”
“Of course I was under the spell, and the wonderful part is that, even at the time, I perfectly knew I was. But I gave myself up to it; it was an antidote to any pain, and I had more pains than one.”
“Knowing is cold, I suppose,” she said. “Cold and distant. You know things with your mind. Understanding is different. It’s warm. You understand things with your mind, yes, but also with your heart.”
I pressed her hands against my breastbone and nursed the soft little pain of loving her, this tender ache that left me breathless and quiet.
Once people believe you’re mad, anything you do will convince them more.
