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“until the son has come on board and has had a chance to decide on the pending investments,”
― Lauren Ho, Last Tang Standing

“It was warm praise and cheered him. What Robin Hood is to the English and John Henry to the American Negroes,”
― Richard Adams, Watership Down

“Here is a boy who was waiting to be punished. But then, unexpectedly, he finds that his fault has been overlooked or forgiven and at once the world reappears in brilliant colors, full of delightful prospects. Here is a soldier who was waiting, with a heavy heart, to suffer and die in battle. But suddenly the luck has changed. There is news! The war is over and everyone bursts out singing! He will go home after all!”
― Richard Adams, Watership Down

“a kite is a victim you are sure of.
you love it because it pulls.”
― Leonard Cohen

“ouch, an egg!”
― Franklin Pierce

“All books are merely delayed dust.”
― George Elliott Clarke

“That’s really all you need to know at this point. Now the story can begin.”
― Fredrik Backman, And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer

“Was it worth it? How are we supposed to know that in advance?”
― Fredrik Backman, Us Against You

“Because if you want to become the best at something, you have to sacrifice everything else.”
― Fredrik Backman, Us Against You

“when politics work in our favor we call it “cooperation,” and when it favors others we call it “corruption”
― Fredrik Backman, Us Against You