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James Joyce says her lips touched his brain as they touched his lips…

“Her lips touched his brain as they touched his lips, as though they were a vehicle of some vague speech and between them he felt an unknown and timid pressure, darker than the swoon of sin, softer than sound or … Continue reading

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Honore de Balzac says love is the most melodious of all harmonies…

“Love is the most melodious of all harmonies and the sentiment of love is innate. Woman is a delightful instrument of pleasure, but it is necessary to know its trembling strings, to study the position of them, the timid keyboard, … Continue reading

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