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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
“He smiled, and his face was like the sun.”
― The Song of Achilles
― The Song of Achilles
“The summer sun was not meant for boys like me. Boys like me belonged to the rain.”
― Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
― Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
“& remember, loneliness is still time spent with the world.”
― Night Sky with Exit Wounds
― Night Sky with Exit Wounds
“And perhaps it is the greater grief, after all, to be left on earth when another is gone.”
― The Song of Achilles
― The Song of Achilles
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