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“Does such a thing as "the fatal flaw," that showy dark crack running down the middle of a life, exist outside literature?”
― The Secret History
― The Secret History

“Like the Bible said,' Gary whispered, 'man brought nothing into this world and he'll carry nothing out. Sometimes we care about stuff too much. We worry when there's nothing to worry about.”
― The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
― The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

“...For having a baby's sweet face so close to your own, for so long a time as it takes to nurse 'em, is a great tonic for a sad soul.”
― The Wet Nurse's Tale
― The Wet Nurse's Tale

“I'm one of them. The weirdos and the freaks. My point was that it's ok to be different, and from now on we'd better be, if we're going to make something of ourselves. It's the one thing I learned in school. Different is ok. -Victoria”
― Big Girl
― Big Girl

“Beauty is terror. Whatever we call beautiful, we quiver before it.”
― The Secret History
― The Secret History

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