“A sensitive person gets burned, like a delicate moth.”
Der Sensible muß verbrennen, dieser zarte Nachtfalter.
P 71
The Piano Teacher (1988)
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Der Sensible muß verbrennen, dieser zarte Nachtfalter.
The Piano Teacher (1988)
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