“I was a normal child. Which is to say, I was selfish and I was not entirely convinced of the existence of things that were not me, and I was certain, rock-solid, unshakeably certain, that I was the most important thing in creation. There was nothing that was more important to me than I was.”
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
“The good thing about being old, is you don’t have to worry about dying young.”
― Doctor Sleep
― Doctor Sleep
“There came a time when you realised that moving on was pointless. That you took yourself with you wherever you went.”
― Doctor Sleep
― Doctor Sleep
“The world's just a hospice with fresh air.”
― Doctor Sleep
― Doctor Sleep
“She was the storm, she was the lightning, she was the adult world with all its power and all its secrets and all its foolish casual cruelty.”
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
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