“I knew what love was supposed to be: obsession with undertones of nausea. ”
― Cat’s Eye
― Cat’s Eye
“I think that we're all mentally ill. Those of us outside the asylums only hide it a little better - and maybe not all that much better after all.”
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“Books are a uniquely portable magic.”
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
“I am not your justification for existence.”
― The Handmaid’s Tale
― The Handmaid’s Tale
“The villains were always ugly in books and movies. Necessarily so, it seemed. Because if they were attractive—if their looks matched their charm and their cunning—they wouldn't only be dangerous.
They would be irresistible.”
― Horrorscape
They would be irresistible.”
― Horrorscape
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