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Love is not sufficient. It never has been. Stories that claim otherwise are lies. There's always SOMETHING after happily ever after.

Arthur Phillips

He fell in love with Manhattan's skyline, like a first-time brothel guest falling for a seasoned professional. He mused over her reflections in the black East River at dusk, dawn, or darkest night, and each haloed light-in a tower or strung along the jeweled and sprawling spider legs of the Brooklyn Bridge's spans-hinted at some meaning, which could be understood only when made audible by music and encoded in lyrics.

Arthur Phillips

How much of life could he spend aching? Aching is not a stable condition; it must resolve into something

Arthur Phillips

It was so much easier to be alone, if one could find just the right location.

Arthur Phillips

But music is, at the very minimum, inflammatory, exclusionary, divisive, encouraging of snobbery and solipsism.

Arthur Phillips

Arthur Phillips

Arthur Phillips

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Born: April 23, 1969 (age 56)

Bio: Arthur Phillips is an American novelist. His books include Prague, The Egyptologist, Angelica, The Song Is You, and The Tragedy of Arthur.

Known for:

The Tragedy of Arthur (2011)
The Egyptologist (2004)
Prague (2002)
The Song Is You (2009)
Angelica (2007)

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