“If I got rid of my demons, I’d lose my angels.”
Tennessee Williams (1911–1983) American playwright
Source: Conversations with Tennessee Williams
“Dark Angel, with thine aching lust
To rid the world of penitence:
Malicious Angel, who still dost
My soul such subtile violence!”
The Dark Angel (1895)
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My soul such subti…" by Lionel Johnson?
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