“Perdu reflected that is was a common misconception that booksellers looked after books. They look after people.”
― The Little Paris Bookshop
― The Little Paris Bookshop
“In years to come, he would be a giver of bread, not a stealer - proof again of the contradictory human being. So much good, so much evil. Just add water.”
― The Book Thief
― The Book Thief
“There is nothing to talk about" she said. "I'm just a freak that's all.”
― The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
― The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
“Her absence had felt like torture--almost a form of personal punishment. He had nobody to discuss his feelings with, and for the first time he realised with appalling clarity what a destructive hold she had over him.”
― The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
― The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
“You began what you described as your accomplished solitude from that day. This term—accomplished solitude—struck me deeply. And it slowly began to dawn on you that you did not need people around you when you were painting or reading, when you were watching a film with deep concentration, or when you sat down to eat, chewing every mouthful and savouring every flavour. You made loneliness easy on yourself.”
― Cobalt Blue
― Cobalt Blue
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