“I ran because if I had not, I would have died. No one told me that you take your world with you, that running becomes a habit.”
― Two or Three Things I Know for Sure
― Two or Three Things I Know for Sure
“She’d hated this email because it hadn’t answered her question, because the rep had mixed metaphors, because the punctuation was chaotic, and because workhorse was one word.”
― The Very Nice Box
― The Very Nice Box
“Following after Lori, half-listening to her chatter, Skippy feels happy but strange, like a shadow that's won some competition and been invited for one day to be an actual person and not just a fuzzy shape on the ground.”
― Skippy Dies
― Skippy Dies
“His parents would sometimes stretch out the spaces between events, forcing him to be ever vigilant, to control himself even in moments of peace.”
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“During the night, her body had come to a fine agreement with the blanket, sheets, and mattress; they’d all got on really well and found the perfect balance of natural blood-circulation and cost wrapped-upness.”
― D: A Tale of Two Worlds
― D: A Tale of Two Worlds
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