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“A vulgar word, well placed and said with just enough vigour, can express far more than its polite equivalent.”
― The Dictionary of Lost Words
― The Dictionary of Lost Words
“A person was like a city. You couldn't let a few less desirable parts put you off the whole. There may be bits you don't like, a few dodgy side streets and suburbs, but the good stuff makes it worthwhile.”
― The Midnight Library
― The Midnight Library
“This is the thing about good and evil. They aren't so far apart - and they often start from the same valiant place of wanting something to be different.”
― The Last Thing He Told Me
― The Last Thing He Told Me
“Want,’ she told her, in a measured tone, ‘is an interesting word. It means lack. Sometimes if we fill that lack with something else the original want disappears entirely.”
― The Midnight Library
― The Midnight Library
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― The Midnight Library
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