"would you dare to love me?"

--

Source : "Empress: A Novel". Book by Shan Sa, October 6, 2009.

Shan Sa

“People are looking for fame or a focus, and I can't provide that.”

Source : "Still voice, distant life" by Sean O'Hagan, www.theguardian.com. November 16, 2002.
“I have the impression that every time I'm heartbroken, I leave a bit of myself behind. I am the believer. I go back and do the same mistakes over and over again and sign them proudly.”
“There are 80,000 prostitutes in London alone and what are they, if not bloody sacrifices on the altar of monogamy?”
“My father was an all-American football player.”

Source : Interview with Paul Schienberg, psychedonline.com. July 1, 2002.
“Well, language seems to be something that obsesses me. I'm always writing about it.”
“Desire nothing for yourself, which you do not desire for others.”
“It was reported today that former Governor Howard Dean raised $14 million dollars in campaign funds mostly over the Internet. Of course, Dean's success could be contributed to his Web site: www.wetboobies.”
“No I'm not a great believer in getting back over things and saying if only, or if, or buts because I don't think we actually get anywhere on that.”

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