“Would I be able to live without his hand on my tummy or around my hips? Without kissing and licking a wound on his hip that would take weeks to heal, but away from me now? Whom else would I ever be able to call by my name? There would be others, of course, and others after others, but calling them by my name in a moment of passion would feel like a derived thrill, an affectation.” SeparationCall Me By Your NameAndre AcimanOliver And ElioUnrepeatable Book:Call Me by Your Name Source: Call Me by Your Name
“. . . love, which happens only once in life, and thereafter is never quite spontaneous or impulsive.” LoveLifeFirst LoveAndre AcimanEnigma VariationsUnrepeatable Book:Enigma Variations Source: Enigma Variations