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“Those are only rumors of suffering. Real suffering has a face and a smell. It lasts in its most intense form no matter what you drape over it. And it knows your name.”
― The Liars' Club
― The Liars' Club
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“Because the truth is, the world will probably whittle your daughter down. But a mother never should.”
― The Interestings
― The Interestings
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“Even when one is no longer attached to things, it's still something to have been attached to them; because it was always for reasons which other people didn't grasp...' There are the places in memory you do not wish to go with others.”
― The Hare With Amber Eyes: A Family's Century of Art and Loss
― The Hare With Amber Eyes: A Family's Century of Art and Loss
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“Books are a uniquely portable magic.”
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
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“Thinking about the past impeded my efforts to be decent in the present.”
― The Dutch House
― The Dutch House
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