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Ragtime

by E.L. Doctorow

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“But if you’re surprised that I’m excited to see Lisa after four days, then I’m glad you didn’t marry Chris. Because you deserve to miss the hell out of somebody after four days, and you deserve to have them miss you too.”
― Linda Holmes, Flying Solo

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“Your head is the house you live in, so you have to do the maintenance.”
― Linda Holmes, Evvie Drake Starts Over

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“I’m tired of being a passenger in my own life. So if Will is going to spend junior year doing things for himself, so am I.”
― Hannah Grace, Daydream

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“I find the way you approach this exhausting.”
― Linda Holmes, Flying Solo

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“God, you sound like your parents right now. People can enjoy reading and still maintain a healthy attachment to reality, Will,” I drawl. “I’m not a social pariah because I like fiction.”
― Hannah Grace, Daydream

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