“A black star appears, a point of darkness in the night sky's clarity. Point of darkness and gateway to repose. Reach out, pierce the fine fabric of the sheltering sky, take repose.”

—  Paul Bowles, book The Sheltering Sky

Source: The Sheltering Sky (1949), p. 210

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American composer, writer, translator 1910–1999

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