“Yet, despite all that, I sometimes relapse into hope. Just as Orpheus, just as Lot’s wife, at times I turn, as a result of sudden, mad temptation for the lust of life, of love, of remembering, and look back upon living with fondness, and embrace uncertainty.” HopeDespairSuicidal ThoughtsOrpheus Book:Coup de Grâce Source: Coup de Grâce
“Replete is the body which holds for us these sublime ecstasies, replete with sanctity and graces, all of it so briefly; it glitters wondrously on the ground, then extinguishes like a flame.” LoveLifePoetryHope Book:Coup de Grâce Source: Coup de Grâce