“Thus fortified I might take my rest in peace. But dreams come through stone walls, light up dark rooms, or darken light ones, and their persons make their exists and their entrances as they please, and laugh at locksmiths.”
Book:Carmilla
Quote by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
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Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu was an Irish writer known for his Gothic novels and horror stories, whose works have had a profound impact on literature. more
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