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Flesh could not keep its glamour, nor eyes their sheen. They would go to nothing soon. But monsters are forever.
Clive Barker
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Clive Barker
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: October 5
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Darkness always had its part to play. Without it, how would we know when we walked in the light? It’s only when its ambitions become too grandiose that it must be opposed, disciplined, sometimes—if necessary—brought down for a time. Then it will rise again, as it must.
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Have patience the lovers will suffer lovers always suffer.
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Wherever I go, I will speak of you with love.
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