The planet Venus, a circle of silver in a green sky, pierce… - Gore Vidal

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The planet Venus, a circle of silver in a green sky, pierced the edge of the evening while the wintry woods darkened about me and in the stillness the regular sound of my footsteps striking the pavement was like a the rhythmic beating of a giant stone heart.

Gore Vidal

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Eugene Luther Gore Vidal (born Eugene Louis Vidal; (3 October 1925 – 31 July 2012), was an American writer of novels, essays, screenplays, and stage plays.

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حين تُشرِفُ على الموت تتغيَّر ؛ و حين تكون جندياً تتغيَّر ؛ و حين تتقدَّم في العمر تتغيَّر .

The planet Venus, a circle of silver in a green sky, pierced the edge of the evening while the wintry woods darkened about me and in the stillness th… - Gore Vidal

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