“I considered her my ally, because, like me, she was imperfect.”
― The Poisonwood Bible
― The Poisonwood Bible
“I realized that if you avoid the sin, you will also avoid the fun.”
― The Pink Cadillac
― The Pink Cadillac
“Sometimes when I saw him at a distance – fists in pockets, whistling, bobbing along with his springy old walk – I would have a strong pang of affection mixed with regret. I forgave him, a hundred times over, and never on the basis of anything more than this: a look, a gesture, a certain tilt of his head.”
― The Secret History
― The Secret History
“You pile of stones, you waste, you desolation, I'll stuff you with misery till it comes out of your eyes. I'll change your heart into green grass, and all you love into a sheep. I'll turn you into a bad poet with dreams.”
― The Last Unicorn
― The Last Unicorn
“You have to let people see what you wrote. It will never be perfect, but perfect is overrated. Perfect is boring on live TV.”
― Bossypants
― Bossypants
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