“But when they kissed goodnight in bed, Therese felt their sudden release, that leap of response in both of them, as if their bodies were of some materials which put together inevitably created desire.”

—  Patricia Highsmith, book The Price of Salt

Source: The Price of Salt

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American novelist and short story writer 1921–1995

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