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“One of the reasons it seemed so organic for Will to go over the cliff with Hannibal at the end was that, in his mind, as he understood the universe in his world, he had peaked. It’s also stopping a monster and stopping himself from becoming a monster, but I think part of him was thinking, “That was beautiful. I don’t think I can do that again and feel as high as I do now.” Everything overwhelmed him and he went over that cliff because there was an apex to his experience, in a way that was poetic and dramatic.” — Bryan Fuller

Maurice (1987) dir. James Ivory

— Victor Hugo, Ninety-Three 

from Czerny’s International Auction House

“Castle of Blood | Danza Macabra” (1964)

a poem by Emily Dickinson

T H E   S E V E N   C A R D I N A L   S I N S

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018)

Evil-doers are easier, and they taste better.

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Fiera Dell'Antiquariato di Cesena

Narcissus (detail), Gyula Benczur, 1881

“Amava ad occhi chiusi, senza vedere chi fosse l’amato. Non c’è favola più bella che Amore e Psiche.” “She loved with closed eyes, not seeing who her beloved was. There’s no tale more beautiful than Eros and Psyche.”

“Simple as that,” said Nina. “Did you know I’m next in line for the Fjerdan throne? They call me Princess Ilse of Engelsberg.” “There is no princess of Engelsberg,” said Matthias. “It’s a fishing town.” Nina shrugged. “If we’re going to lie to ourselves, we might as well be grand about it.”