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Sublime writing by Baldwin, featuring well-written characters—Giovanni and Hella, particularly—electric dialogues, and lacerating prose. Which is a long way to say how much I love this book and how much it depresses me and will continue to do so for
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“When he died, all things soft and beautiful and bright would be buried with him.”
― The Song of Achilles
― The Song of Achilles
“& remember, loneliness is still time spent with the world.”
― Night Sky with Exit Wounds
― Night Sky with Exit Wounds
“I am made of memories.”
― The Song of Achilles
― The Song of Achilles
“...things get broken, and sometimes they get repaired, and in most cases, you realize that no matter what gets damaged, life rearranges itself to compensate for your loss, sometimes wonderfully.”
― A Little Life
― A Little Life
“He smiled, and his face was like the sun.”
― The Song of Achilles
― The Song of Achilles
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