In violence there is often the quality of yearning

Peter Straub
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In violence there is often the quality of yearning - the yearning for completion. For closure. For that which is absent and would if present bring to fulfillment. For the body without which the wing is a useless frozen ornament. (A Short Guide To The City) ✨ FaceBook post byPeter Straub from Nov 19, 2015
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