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9 months, 2 weeks ago

and little by little people disappear

I have come to this place of almost total isolation as a result of not replying to others, of not having worked on genuine friendships or neglecting the ones I had. My solitude is the result of never having cared about anyone except myself. And little by little people disappear. On days like today,…

—p.197 The Last Dream Memory of an Empty Day (191) by Pedro Almodóvar
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9 months, 2 weeks ago

we were like two sets of withdrawal symptoms

I introduced her onstage in dozens of cities. I remember each and every time, the moments in the dressing rooms before the concert. She had given up alcohol and I’d given up cigarettes, and in those moments, we were like two sets of withdrawal symptoms. She’d tell me she longed for a glass of tequi…

—p.167 Adiós, Volcano (165) by Pedro Almodóvar
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neither Michel Gondry nor his movie is to blame

The minute Beau steps out the door, I feel my cheeks start to burn and the nervous jolts rip through my chest. I don’t think about it for a minute. I take another sublingual Trankimazin. I need something to pass the time. And I don’t want to take advantage of Beau. I’m seeing him tonight anyway. I …

—p.156 Bitter Christmas (143) by Pedro Almodóvar
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I sure do have a thing for pigs

Back in Madrid, I found out people had been trying to track me down to make a photo-novel, Sows. In the plot, I’m a girl who’s living on the outskirts of Madrid, my father has a farm rearing pigs, and I’ve spent all my life around them. My father hires a farmhand to help me with the work and the fa…

—p.138 Confessions of a Sex Symbol (125) by Pedro Almodóvar
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the second banana split

[...] Queti started out with me in porn, but she had serious problems with her figure. She started popping every kind of amphetamine she could lay her hands on, but even then she could barely control her appetite. Now she doesn’t care anymore because she’s decided to give up porn and devote herself…

—p.134 Confessions of a Sex Symbol (125) by Pedro Almodóvar