The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is called Le Cirque des Rรชves, and it is only open at night.
Erin MorgensternI am haunted by the ghost of my father, I think that should allow me to quote Hamlet as much as I please.
Erin MorgensternIโve missed you,โ he whispers softly. The air between them is electric as he leans in, gently brushing his lips against her neck. In the next room, the guests complain about the sudden increase in temperature. Fans are drawn from colorful bags, fluttering like tropical birds.
Erin MorgensternYou send me all these roses. Every time I think the last bouquet has arrived, finally, another turns up. Iโm running out of vases. I didnโt know roses came in so many colors. You say theyโre the perfect symbols of love because they have thorns and love is pain. I say life is pain, highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something. And you donโt get it. You say you love me, but you donโt speak my language. You donโt even realize Iโm an orchid girl.
Erin MorgensternI suggest you keep your distance from her and concentrate on your own work.โ โIโm in love with her.โ โI am sorry to hear that,โ he says. โIt will make the challenge a great deal more difficult for you.โ โWe have been playing at this for more than a decade, when does it end?โ โIt ends when there is a victor.
Erin Morgenstern