“The telephone becomes an instrument of torture in the demonic hands of a beloved who doesn't call.”
Source: On Love
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Source: Letters to Milena
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“A scar on the hand the hand might be quite continental,
But demons are a ghoul's best friend.”
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“Aimee-"If someone's possessed by a demon, how do you get the demon out?"
Xedrix-"Call a priest.”
Source: Bad Moon Rising