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Quotation from The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux

“know that I am built up of death from head to foot and that it is a corpse that loves you and adores you and will never, never leave you!”

Gaston Leroux (spoken by Erik, as reported by Christine)

The Phantom of the Opera, Chapter XII, trans. Alexander Teixeira de Mattos

Portrait of Gaston Leroux

On the roof Christine tells Raoul how, after she tore off his mask, Erik pressed her hands to his face and cried out.

Citation: "know that I am built up of death from head to foot and that it is a corpse that loves you and adores you and will never, never leave you!" — Gaston Leroux, The Phantom of the Opera, Chapter XII, trans. Alexander Teixeira de Mattos. (id the-phantom-of-the-opera-q5)

Portrait: G. LEROUX, Unidentified photographer, Public domain.

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