Mathias Malzieu, The Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart
I have hated the words and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right.
—Leisel Meminger, The Book Thief, p.528 (by Markus Zusak)
—Leisel Meminger, The Book Thief, p.528 (by Markus Zusak)
I drank because I wanted to drown my sorrows, but now the damned things have learned to swim.
—“Letter to Ella Wolfe”, Frida Kahlo
—“Letter to Ella Wolfe”, Frida Kahlo
I am interested in language because it wounds or seduces me.
—Roland Barthes, The Pleasure of the Text (via que-so)
—Roland Barthes, The Pleasure of the Text (via que-so)
Why are you sad?”
“Because you speak to me in words, and I look at you with feelings.
—Anna Karina, Pierrot Le Fou
“Because you speak to me in words, and I look at you with feelings.
—Anna Karina, Pierrot Le Fou
‘Maybe…you’ll fall in love with me all over again.’
‘Hell,’ I said, ‘I love you enough now. What do you want to do? Ruin me?’
‘Yes. I want to ruin you.’
‘Good,’ I said. ‘That’s what I want too.’
—Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms (via boxofoctaves)
‘Hell,’ I said, ‘I love you enough now. What do you want to do? Ruin me?’
‘Yes. I want to ruin you.’
‘Good,’ I said. ‘That’s what I want too.’
—Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms (via boxofoctaves)
