

“Other letters simply relate the small events that punctuate the passing of time: roses picked at dusk, the laziness of a rainy Sunday, a child crying himself to sleep. Capturing the moment, these small slices of life, these small gusts of happiness, move me more deeply than all the rest. A couple of lines or eight pages, a Middle Eastern stamp or a suburban postmark... I hoard all these letters like treasure.”
― The Diving Bell and the Butterfly: A Memoir of Life in Death
― The Diving Bell and the Butterfly: A Memoir of Life in Death

“Having an eye for beauty isn't the same thing as a weakness...except possibly when it comes to you.”
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“But my darling was as frail as a bird. She died nine days later. After sixty-one years together, she simply clutched my hand and exhaled. Although”
― Water for Elephants
― Water for Elephants

“It looks like the whole city is made out of stars.”
― The Invention of Hugo Cabret
― The Invention of Hugo Cabret
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