no matter how professional you got, how much experience came into play, when the guns came out, when force was applied, when lead flew, it was a dangerous time. Instead, harsh breathing, a kind of obsessive fondling and checking of the
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“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 other day, I tried to remember what was the word for ‘dragonfly’ and couldn’t.”
― The Goldfinch
― The Goldfinch
“Different cultures and all that, but it’s true what they say about the Japanese being undemonstrative.”
― 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
“I was worried that my exuberant drug use had damaged my brain and my nervous system and maybe even my soul in some irreparable and perhaps not readily apparent way.”
― The Goldfinch
― The Goldfinch
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