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“Dico amore perché non ho altra parola per definire qualcosa di indefinibile. Non ho mai saputo e non so tuttora come abbiamo trovato quel punto di equilibrio in cui i nostri desideri si incontravano senza affrontarsi, senza che uno avesse il sopravvento sull’altro, senza che nessuno dei due ne fosse leso. Non ho mai saputo e non so tuttora come raccontare quello stato di pienezza e di grazia, quell’inquietudine così simile alla perdita, quella sensazione di non essere più se stessi e di essere superati dall’altro, di dover essere all’altezza. Mi sono abbandonato a quell’amore. Non sono mai stato così libero. Non sono mai stato così bello. Volevo le sue braccia, il suo ventre, la sua bocca, la sua voce. Volevo il suo passato, il suo futuro, la sua presenza.”

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“Now he was kissing the shell of her ear, nipping at it gently and then soothing the nips with soft kisses. “You have no idea what you’re about to unleash if you continue.” He chuckled low once again, but said nothing as he bit the nape of her neck and gently licked it with his tongue. “You play with fire, sir.” “Let it burn, Julia. Let me be your King of Wands.”

“Out of infinite desires rise finite deeds like weak fountains that fall back in early trembling arcs. But those, which otherwise in us keep hidden, our happy strengths — they come forth in these dancing tears. (Aus unendlichen Sehnsüchten steigen endliche Taten wie schwache Fontänen, die sich zeitig und zitternd neigen. Aber, die sich uns sonst verschweigen, unsere fröhlichen kräfte — zeigen sich in diesen tanzenden Tränen.)”