Hemingway. The callow, lanky chronicler of the Lost Generation gave
“Always remember, the person we’re really working for is the person who’s restoring the piece a hundred years from now. He’s the one we want to impress.”
― The Goldfinch
― The Goldfinch
“The problem (as I’d learned, repeatedly) was that thirty-six hours in, with your body in full revolt, and the remainder of your un-opiated life stretching out bleakly ahead of you like a prison corridor, you needed some fairly compelling reason to keep moving forward into darkness, rather than falling straight back into the gorgeous feather mattress you’d so foolishly abandoned.”
― The Goldfinch
― The Goldfinch
“Who was it that said that coincidence was just God’s way of remaining anonymous?”
― The Goldfinch
― The Goldfinch
“I see that as usual I’ve gone on too long and that I’m running out of room, but I do hope that you are happy and well, and it’s all a little less lonely out there than you may have feared. If there’s anything I can do for you back here, or if I can help you in any way, please know that I will.”
― The Goldfinch
― The Goldfinch
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