"It is worth living long enough to outlast whatever sense of grievance you may acquire."

I also love it when someone goes down on me while I'm bleeding. It's kind of a test of mettle for the guy. When he's finished licking and looks up with his blood-smeared mouth, I kiss him so we both look like wolves who've just ripped open a deer.

-Wetlands, Charlotte Roche.

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CYRANO: I have! And I take off my hat to that mad knight!
DE GUICHE: I advise you study-
PORTER: [appearing at the back] My lord's chair!
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