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January 28th 2012

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Dana Spiotta, Stone Arabia

Posted at 1:39pm and tagged with: lit, Dana Spiotta, quote,.

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I had to shift in my seat, even, and I was amazed at how a man who didn’t seem sexy at all could suddenly become starkly erotic just by plainly admitting his desire.
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January 27th 2012

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Dana Spiotta, Stone Arabia

Posted at 9:33am and tagged with: lit, Dana Spiotta, quote,.

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And I believe few things are as despicable and dishonest as faking an obsession. The world is full of the lightly obsessed, the faintly committed, the inch-deep dilettantes. All these contrived and affected and presented passions.
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October 9th 2011

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Daniel Woodrell, Black Step, The Outlaw Album

Posted at 2:49pm and tagged with: Daniel Woodrell, lit, quote, The Outlaw Album,.

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Your own mind can gut you good so easy.
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September 26th 2011

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Elias Canetti

Posted at 9:40am and tagged with: lit, quote,.

“
I try to imagine someone telling Shakespeare to relax.
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