“It is three at night. I have something to say. You are so valuable. You shine out. You are a magic star. You are a body of blood made beautiful. How I admire, sit back and adore you. How thirsty I am for that. How you feed me.”
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“Even so, I must admire your skill. You are so gracefully insane.”
“I think of you in bed, your tongue half chocolate, half ocean…”
“There are a few great souls in my life. They are not many. They are few. You are one.”
“I like you; your eyes are full of language.”