“There are no conditions to which a person cannot grow accustomed, especially if he sees that everyone around him lives in the same way.”
― Anna Karenina
― Anna Karenina
“Sam took another sip of the pruno. It went down smoother this time, possibly because he no longer had feeling in his extremities.”
― The Reformed
― The Reformed
“All these lives," she said. "All the stories we never know." (125)”
― Olive Kitteridge
― Olive Kitteridge
“She didn't like to be alone. Even more, she didn't like being with people.”
― Olive Kitteridge
― Olive Kitteridge
“He wanted to put his arms around her, but she had a darkness that seemed to stand beside her like an acquaintance that would not go away.”
― Olive Kitteridge
― Olive Kitteridge
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