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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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“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
“Because the sunset, like survival, exists only on the verge of its own disappearing. To be gorgeous, you must first be seen, but to be seen allows you to be hunted.”
― On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
― On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
“...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
“& remember, loneliness is still time spent with the world.”
― Night Sky with Exit Wounds
― Night Sky with Exit Wounds
“When he died, all things soft and beautiful and bright would be buried with him.”
― The Song of Achilles
― The Song of Achilles
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