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“Still the most intense pleasure's but a splinter of ice on the gallons of lava that gush from my cracked heart.”

Quote by Matthew Sharpe

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Matthew Sharpe, born in 1962, is an American novelist known for his distinctive humor and profound insights into modern urban life and human relationships. more

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