“I see nightmares when I sleep and I dream about you when I'm awake.”
This quote is from "Pink" by "Rymin" and the original words are in Persian.
Source: https://soundcloud.com/rymiin/pink
“When I was supposed to be awake, I was asleep. When I was supposed to sleep, I was silent. When a pleasure offered itself to me, I avoided it.”
— Susanna Kaysen, book Girl, Interrupted
Source: Girl, Interrupted
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Source: The Philosophy of Andy Warhol
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