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I wish I had the power to flip my reality upside down like an hourglass, and that life wasn't a finite affair, but rather a perpetually recurring passage through a hole in time.

Anne Fortier

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Anne Fortier
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: November 10
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After the dress rehearsal that afternoon, someone had misplaced the vial of poison, and for lack of better, Romeo would have to commit suicide by eating Tic Tacs.
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...it is fifty percent what they see, and fifty percent what they think they see.
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When the old men fight, the young people die.
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In many ways, a degree in the history of ideas is the ideal training for an aspiring writer.
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Romeo was cute …” “Cute?” Alessandro rolled his eyes. “What kind of man is cute?” “… and an excellent dancer …” “Romeo had feet of lead! He said so himself!” “… but most importantly,” I concluded, “he had nice hands!
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Everything we say is a story. But nothing we say is just a story.
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But he is an Italian, was Umberto's sensible reply. He doesn't care if you break some law a little bit, as long as you wear beautiful shoes. Are you wearing beautiful shoes? Are you wearing the shoes I gave you?...principessa? I looked down at my flip-flops. I guess I'm toast.
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Peppo! I yelled, pulling at my cousin's suspenders. I really don't want to be arrested, okay? Don't worry! Peppo turned a corner and accelerated as he spoke. I go too fast for police!
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It's what we call a dolce pazzia... a sweet madness. Once you feel it, you will never want to leave it.
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I am sorry I didn’t tell you the truth before. I was hoping I wouldn’t have to. You kept asking about Romeo and what he was really like. I was hoping that”—he smiled wistfully—“you would recognize me.
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I did not know my soul until I saw it's reflection in your eyes.
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Only weak men want women to be weak.
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I absolutely believe the past had its share of warrior women who fought like men. Whether some of these were the actual Amazons from Greek myth is another matter.
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Great love, you believe, carries the seeds of great sorrow.
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You were right and I was wrong. When life hurts more than death, it is not worth living.
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I’ll be back tomorrow,” he said, “at nine o’clock. Don’t open your door to anyone else.” “Not even my balcony door?” “Especially not your balcony door.
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I think Shakespeare is everybody's treasure.
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Verona is a very beautiful city, but Siena just never ceases to fascinate me.
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Don't underestimate the power of events that happened a long time ago. That is the tragic flaw of modern man.
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If you let go of me now,” I whispered, stretching against him, “it could be another six hundred years before you find me again. Are you willing to take that risk?
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