“Tonight, I went to look for cypripediums at the florist, and with them I decorated my friend Jerome, whose flesh already complements the subtleties of their orchid-green, brown, and violet sulphurs. Both have the same plump brilliance — as if… — Gabrielle Wittkop Copy Share
“Tonight, I went to look for cypripediums at the florist, and with them I decorated my friend Jerome, whose flesh already complements the subtleties of their orchid-green, brown, and violet sulphurs. Both have the same plump brilliance — as if sticky — both achieve that triumphant state of a substance at its peak — at the extreme accomplishment of itself… — Gabrielle Wittkop Copy Share
“For fourteen days, I was unspeakably happy. Unspeakably but not absolutely because, for me, joy never comes without the grief of knowing it is… — Gabrielle Wittkop Copy Share Image
“My tailor - a tailor who maintains the devoted manners of a bygone era and who speaks to me in the third person -… — Gabrielle Wittkop Copy Share Image
