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“Chaque jour et partout dans le monde il y a des hommes en cercle autour d’une femme, prêts à lui jeter la pierre.”
― Annie Ernaux, Mémoire de fille

“It only takes a single night of frost to kill off an entire generation. To live, then, is a matter of time, of timing.”
― Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

“There was rarely an obvious branching point in a person's life. People changed slowly, over time. You didn't take on step, then find yourself in a completely new location. You first took a little step off a path to avoid some rocks. For a while, you walked alongside the path, but then you wandered out a little way to step on softer soil. Then you stopped paying attention as you drifted farther and farther away. Finally, you found yourself in the wrong city, wondering why the signs on the roadway hadn't led you better.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Emperor's Soul

“I realize that I have left part of myself in a place where I shall probably never come back.”
― Annie Ernaux, Shame