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Besides, she would never get the plague because we’re both worrying over it. None of the things one frets about ever happen. Something one’s never thought of does.
“The Waverley sisters hadn't been close as children, but they were as thick as thieves now, the way adult siblings often are, the moment they realize that family is actually a choice.”
― First Frost
― First Frost
“The Grocery Checkout Proviso: The more things you care about, the more vulnerable you are. If you are part of that epicurean minority in this country that is still offended by violations of the English language, you will be slapped in the face every time you stand in line at the market. FIFTEEN ITEMS OR LESS. Caring passionately about grammar—caring passionately about anything most of humanity doesn’t care about—is like poking a giant hole in your life and letting the wind blow everything around.”
― Tolstoy Lied: A Sharp Literary Romance – Finding Love That Fulfills Head and Heart
― Tolstoy Lied: A Sharp Literary Romance – Finding Love That Fulfills Head and Heart
“When one’s life seems broken beyond repair, there remains one last move: a person can at least shut her eyes.”
― The Dreamers
― The Dreamers
“This was true magic, the making and unmaking of the world with paper and ink.”
― Practical Magic
― Practical Magic
“They might permit a king to burn their fields or rape their daughters, as long as payment was made. But you did not touch a man’s sons.”
― The Song of Achilles
― The Song of Achilles
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