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Am OBSESSED with the Cathy- Alice (as in Alice in Wonderland) references

“I’m my own. I don’t have to be you” ….. say it louder for the people at the back Cal

“I feel that a man is a very important thing - maybe more important than a star. […] I have a new love for that glittering instrument, the human soul. It is a lovely unique thing in the universe. It is always attacked and never destroyed - because “Thou mayest””

We are so back…. Also im halfway done and I dont want to be

“Therefore I think this old and terrible story is important because it is a chart of the soul, the secret, rejected, guilty soul”
Chapter 22 was truly an incredible experience….

Samuel is so iconic for casually reading The Principles of Psychology… also i love his and Lee’s friendship

“It was as though she had gone away, leaving a breathing doll to conceal her absence”…. I MEAN….

“They were not human eyes. They reminded him of something - what was it?”….. im just loving how complex these characters are

Adam.... no... just no... you don't know what you're getting yourself into

"Charles is not afraid so he could never learn anything about courage".... damn this book is really dishing out one 5 star quote after the other