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“{She} considered mentioning...how she, to, was all alone. But it didn't matter. So many stupid ways to live and die. She felt a shift inside herself at the thought, a letting go...she had reached a limit now and was moving into something new.”
― Eveningland: Stories
― Eveningland: Stories
“If someone asks you how you are, you are meant to say FINE. You are not meant to say that you cried yourself to sleep last night because you hadn't spoken to another person for two consecutive days. FINE is what you say.”
― Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
― Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
“In China,” he said, “we can criticize Darwin, but not the government. In America, you can criticize the government, but not Darwin.”
― Darwin's Doubt: The Explosive Origin of Animal Life and the Case for Intelligent Design
― Darwin's Doubt: The Explosive Origin of Animal Life and the Case for Intelligent Design
“It’s like everything else. The price of Torahs is higher in Alaska.”
― The Rabbi of Lud
― The Rabbi of Lud
“Everyone is afraid of something. We fear things because we value them. We fear losing people because we love them. We fear dying because we value being alive. Don't wish you didn't fear anything. All that would mean is that you didn't feel anything.”
― Lord of Shadows
― Lord of Shadows
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