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“She had never had a friend like this, in her private room, combing her hair, listening to her, talking about silly nonsense and the uselessness of one's parents; how the future was perfect, because they hadn't lived it yet.”
― The Muse
― The Muse
“If I had told him the truth long ago, or had danced and drunk and sung more, maybe he would have seen me instead of a dependable, ordinary mother. He loves a version of me that is incomplete. I always thought it was what I wanted; to be loved and admired. Now i think perhaps I'd like to be known.”
― The Nightingale
― The Nightingale
“What you had to do in this life was get past the pineapple. It was big and sharp and knobbly, but there might be peaches underneath”
― Going Postal
― Going Postal
“The surface of Amsterdam thrives on these mutual acts of surveillance, the neighborly smothering of a person's spirit.”
― The Miniaturist
― The Miniaturist
“He taught me to enjoy cooking, to delight in cooking, to use cooking as a kind of framework of joy on which you could hang your day. A breakfast worth getting out of bed for. Second breakfast. Elevenses. Lunch. Afternoon tea. Dinner as glorious reward for a day done well, or consolation for a day gone badly, or just a plain old celebration of still being here, of having survived another one. Supper. A midnight feast.”
― Midnight Chicken: & Other Recipes Worth Living For
― Midnight Chicken: & Other Recipes Worth Living For
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