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“They were always doing something. Quietly, without interruption, and with great concentration, they carried on with the hundred-and-one small things that made up their world.”
― Moominpappa at Sea
― Moominpappa at Sea
“Another old saying is that revenge is a dish best served cold. But it feels best served piping hot, straight out of the oven of outrage. My opinion? Take care of revenge right away.”
― Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?
― Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?
“Olen saanut tarpeekseni. Olen kyllästynyt tähän vanhojen kalsareiden hajuun joka nurkassa. Jos itse saisin päättää klassikoiden kaanonin, päättäisin toisella tavalla. Niinpä lupaan itselleni, etten kuluttaisi enää aikaani sellaisiin teoksiin, joissa ei olisi mitään minulle. En lukisi niitä, en katsoisi niitä teattereissa enkä elokuvissa. En kirjoittaisi niistä enkä mainitsisi niitä keskusteluissa. Päätän, etten viittaisi elämäni aikana enää yhteenkään sikamiehen teokseen. Koko muu maailma viittaisi niihin joka tapauksessa, joten minun huomiotani ne eivät saisi. Tästä lähtien keskittyisin vain taiteeseen, jossa naisella olisi jokin muukin tarkoitus kuin olla tyttöystävä, seurata vierestä miehen touhuja ja kysellä vähän väliä, että mitä sinä nyt oikein taas meinaat, etkö tulisi jo kotiin, oletko tullut hulluksi ja ovatko kaikki rahat menneet.”
― Sivuhenkilö
― Sivuhenkilö
“My father had found a local baker's shop where they made thick loaves of heavy brown bread, and he insisted on buying them. He said they tasted better, which was, to my mind, nonsense. Proper bread was white, and pre-sliced, and tasted like almost nothing: that was the point.”
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
“Monsters come in all shapes and sizes. Some of them are things people are scared of. Some of them are things that look like things people used to be scared of a long time ago. Sometimes monsters are things people should be scared of, but they aren't.”
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
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