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“He in my bosom with malicious zeal For that fair image fans a raging fire; From craving to enjoyment thus I reel, And in enjoyment languish for desire.”

Book:Faust, First Part

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Faust, First Part

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, born on August 28, 1749, and died on March 22, 1832, was a prominent German writer, thinker, and scientist. He is one of the greatest writers in German literary history and his works have had a profound impact on the world. His most famous works include 'Faust' and 'The Sorrows of Young Werther'. more

“Otherwise: the dark, and our bodies, two strange women trying to touch each other. Breathing strange. Moving toward and away from each other as the red ghost in the sky opened, called us gone, showed us the door to another world. Otherwise, the dark, and our mouths, tearing at what bones we found, grinning and hungry for something - something we couldn't, with all our words, name.”

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Book:Soft Science

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“I love you. I know I love you because my soul loves yours, not because my body desires yours.”

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Author:Augusto Branco

“Women are skilled in disdain what they most ardently desire.”

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“Pray if you desire power to act.”

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