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title: "1 Black heart Quotes By Lucius Shepard"
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> [A Death at the White Camellia Orphanage tells of a young boy's travels through the black heart of Depression American and his search for light both metaphorical and real. Writing with a controlled lyrical passion, Marly Youmans has crafted the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucius-shepard/a-death-at-the-white-camellia-orphanage-tells-of-a-young-boy-s/)

[Lucius Shepard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucius-shepard/)

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## More by Lucius Shepard

> [“The scene was horrid, yet it had the purity of a stanza from a ballad come to life, a ballad composed about tragic events…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucius-shepard/the-scene-was-horrid-yet-it-had-the-purity-of-a-stanza-from-a-ballad/)

[Lucius Shepard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucius-shepard/)

> [If you deny mystery-even in the guise of death-then you deny life, and you will walk like a ghost through your days, never knowing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucius-shepard/if-you-deny-mystery-even-in-the-guise-of-death-then-you-deny-life-and/)

[Lucius Shepard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucius-shepard/)

> [“Don’t you see the inevitability of this moment? I mean we’re talking serious process here, man. The perfect critic stepping forth from the demimonde…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucius-shepard/don-t-you-see-the-inevitability-of-this-moment-i-mean-we-re-talking/)

[Lucius Shepard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucius-shepard/)

> [A Death at the White Camellia Orphanage tells of a young boy's travels through the black heart of Depression American and his search for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucius-shepard/a-death-at-the-white-camellia-orphanage-tells-of-a-young-boy-s/)

[Lucius Shepard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucius-shepard/)

> [“When the tragedies of others become for us diversions, sad stories with which to enthrall our friends, interesting bits of data to toss out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucius-shepard/when-the-tragedies-of-others-become-for-us-diversions-sad-stories/)

[Lucius Shepard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucius-shepard/)

> [“Even the serenity he felt was something that needed to be understood; it seemed a symptom of a deeper and more complete understanding that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucius-shepard/even-the-serenity-he-felt-was-something-that-needed-to-be-understood/)

[Lucius Shepard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucius-shepard/)

> [“The effort mined a core of dizziness inside him. He resisted it, but then realizing that there was nothing attractive about consciousness, nothing he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucius-shepard/the-effort-mined-a-core-of-dizziness-inside-him-he-resisted-it-but/)

[Lucius Shepard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucius-shepard/)

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