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1 " I'm not very good at being alive. Sometimes I despair of ever mastering it, getting it right. When I'm old, perhaps. "
― Tanith Lee , The Silver Metal Lover (Silver Metal Lover, #1)
2 " A rose by any other nameWould get the blameFor being what it is--The colour of a kiss,The shadow of a flame.A rose may earn another name,So call it love;So call it love I will,And love is like the sea,Which changes constantly,And yet is stillThe same. "
3 " Would you like an interview for the drama, too?""I can't act.""Everyone can act. We spend our lives acting. "
4 " Don't ever," he said, "be afraid of me."But I was. He'd driven a silver nail through my heart. "
5 " She has a lot of opinions, which is restful, as that way I don't have to have many of my own. "
6 " I saw someone hurrying over, a man, who grasped Egyptia's raised arm excitedly."All right," he said. "Tell me your number."Egyptia and I stared at him. His eyes were popping."Go away," Egyptia said. Her own eyes filled with tears. She couldn't bear the stupid things life did to her. "
7 " He sang. The robot sang. He sang into my veins where my blood had been and where instead the notes and throbbing of the guitar now flowed. I could feel his song vibrating in my throat, as if I sang it too. I couldn't see him. If the crowd parted and I saw him, I would die. "
8 " Then he was gone, and all the colors and the light of the day crumbled and went out. "
