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― Everything I Know About Love
― Everything I Know About Love
“one of the smartest ways to write fiction today is to say that you’re not, and then to do whatever you very well please. Fiction writers, take note. Some of the best fiction is now being written as nonfiction.”
― Reality Hunger: A Manifesto
― Reality Hunger: A Manifesto
“And that, the monster said, is not the truth at all.”
― A Monster Calls
― A Monster Calls
“I distrust sweet cocktails and cheerful men for the same reason: It’s hard to tell how dangerous they are until they’ve knocked you on your ear.”
― The Hod King
― The Hod King
“Human memory, driven by emotional self-interest, goes to extraordinary lengths to provide evidence to back up whatever understanding of the world we have our hearts set on—however removed that may be from reality.”
― Reality Hunger: A Manifesto
― Reality Hunger: A Manifesto
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