“Too pissed off to care, Aurelia interrupted him. "No, I will not wait just one moment!" Piercing him with her best scary stare, she said, "It surprises me that no one has pointed out your glaringly obvious agenda, so let me be the first.”
― Taming Flame
― Taming Flame
“That’s when I said it. That’s when I whispered to her, “I’m so sorry.” Because inside, I felt so happy and sad at the same time. Sad that it took me so long to get there. But happy that we got there together.”
― Thirteen Reasons Why
― Thirteen Reasons Why
“I don’t like anything pointing at me, dollface, that includes an umbrella, a finger, or a gun, got it?”
― The Cases Nobody Wanted
― The Cases Nobody Wanted
“But maybe a man was nothing but a man, which is what Baby Suggs always said. They encouraged you to put some of your weight in their hands and soon as you felt how light and lovely that was, they studied your scars and tribulations, after which they did what he had done: ran her children out and tore up the house.
[...]
A man ain't nothing but a man,' said Baby Suggs. 'But a son? Well now, that's somebody.”
― Beloved
[...]
A man ain't nothing but a man,' said Baby Suggs. 'But a son? Well now, that's somebody.”
― Beloved
“As I see it, you are living with something that you keep hidden deep inside. Something heavy. I felt it from the first time I met you. You have a strong gaze, as if you have made up your mind about something. To tell you the truth, I myself carry such things around inside. Heavy things. That is how I can see it in you.”
― 1Q84
― 1Q84
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