"Our Lady of the Flowers" Quotes
A poetic and provocative exploration of desire, power, and the inner world of a queer criminal in mid-20th century Paris.
fiction | 216 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
I recognize myself in thieves, murderers, and evildoers, and their crimes appear to me like virtues.
What is important is not the meaning but the effect of the words.
To be with a man is to be bored, to be with a woman is to be sad.
I have the taste for others' sins on my lips, the taste for the sins of the family, of the race, of the nation.
I am an angel. I am evil. I am an angel. I am evil.
I prefer being a whore in a brothel than a housewife.
Every act of love is a mask; it is impossible to love and be oneself.
The only way to avoid the abyss is to look at it, to walk up to the edge of it and face it.
I am a liar. I am a truth-teller. I am a liar. I am a truth-teller.
The freedom to be oneself is a luxury that only a few can afford.
