They all had darkened eyes, eyes that seemed to have a hunger behind them. Borne out of the private convulsions only secret passions can provoke.

Guy Mankowski
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There are many people who have an obsession with certain things. They are usually very obsessed with them to the point that they are willing to go to far. These people are sick in the head and have troubled past lives.

Source: How I Left The National Grid: A Postpunk Novel

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