Later I would come to believe that erotic ties were all a spell, a temporary psychosis, even a kind of violence, or at least they coexisted with these states.
Lorrie MooreI wished for eternal and intriguing muteness. I would be the Mysterious Dumb Girl, the Enigmatic Elf. The human voice no longer interested me.
Lorrie MooreShe smiled at him, with longing. 'Where do you live,' she asked, 'and how do I get there?
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