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“It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer.”
― E.B. White, Charlotte’s Web

“Now take it easy. This is a gun I have at your back. Don't you feel it?"
I felt it. I took it easy.”
― Ross Macdonald, The Drowning Pool

“Do you want me to tell you the truth?" he asked softly.

"No I want you to bullshit me please.”
― Saurbh Katyal, The Invisible Woman

“I still feel stuck in my late teens – always a girl, never a woman – but I have learned to deal with the world more effectively.”
― Laura James, Odd Girl Out: An Autistic Woman in a Neurotypical World

“Even today I enjoy reading a book much more second time around. A first read can be filled with apprehension. What if I don’t like the way the story goes? What if something awful happens to a favourite character? What if I get bored halfway through after I’ve invested something of myself in the story? A second read is a joy. I know exactly what is going to happen, so can immerse myself in the words and the subtleties in a way that would have been too stressful the first time.”
― Laura James, Odd Girl Out: An Autistic Woman in a Neurotypical World