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“A book is really like a lover. It arranges itself in your life in a way that is beautiful. Even as a kid, my sister, who was the eldest, brought books home for me, and I think I spent more time sniffing and touching them than reading. I just remember the joy of the book, the beauty of the binding. The smelling of the interior. Happy."
[Interview with Emma Brockes, The Believer, November/December, 2012]”
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[Interview with Emma Brockes, The Believer, November/December, 2012]”
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“Libraries were full of ideas—perhaps the most dangerous and powerful of all weapons.”
― Throne of Glass
― Throne of Glass
“I hear they feed you in Sing Sing,” Evie muttered. “Three squares a day.”
“Evangeline,” Will said with a sigh. “Charity begins at home.”
“So does mental illness.”
― The Diviners
“Evangeline,” Will said with a sigh. “Charity begins at home.”
“So does mental illness.”
― The Diviners
“Who but the mad would choose to keep on living? In the end, aren't we all just a little crazy?”
― Going Bovine
― Going Bovine
“I decided to deflect her attitude by giving a long, Southern answer. I come from people who know how to draw things out. Annoy a Southerner, and we will drain away the moments of your life with our slow, detailed replies until you are nothing but a husk of your former self and that much closer to death.”
― The Name of the Star
― The Name of the Star
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