“And as a writer now, I want to save Linda's life. Not her body--her life.”
― The Things They Carried
― The Things They Carried
“She IS too fat," said Lavinia. "And Sara is too thin.”
― A Little Princess
― A Little Princess
“There is love in me the likes of which you've never seen. There is rage in me the likes of which should never escape. If I am not satisfied in the one, I will indulge the other.”
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“Meanwhile, the British had announced that they would leave all British bases east of Suez. That cause great concern to the Prime Minister of Australia, Robert Menzies, who immediately went into discussion about this with cabinet ministers.”
― A Gracious Enemy
― A Gracious Enemy
“Deciding to wait, Scott sat down with a pint away from the bar at a corner table and lit a cigarette. The clientele in there on Sunday afternoon were the same as most other afternoons. From middle-aged to old men, drinking and cursing at the world like it was the last bus which had just left the stop without them.”
― The Elephant Tree
― The Elephant Tree
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