“Stars, hide your fires; Let not light see my black and deep desires.”
― Macbeth
― Macbeth
“Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift.”
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“Kathy was a Republican, one of those people who used the unforgivable phrase "meant to be"--usually when describing her own good fortune or the disasters that had befallen other people.”
― A Visit from the Goon Squad
― A Visit from the Goon Squad
“Tempted to put too much faith in the great male mind, remember this: It looked at cats and declared them gods. It looked at women and asked, Are they human? And, once that nut had been cracked: But do they have souls?”
― The Friend
― The Friend
“We stand there, quiet. My questions all seem wrong: How did you get so old? Was it all at once, in a day, or did you peter out bit by bit? When did you stop having parties? Did everyone else get old too, or was it just you? Are other people still here, hiding in the palm trees or holding their breath underwater? When did you last swim your laps? Do your bones hurt? Did you know this was coming and hide that you knew, or did it ambush you from behind?”
― A Visit from the Goon Squad
― A Visit from the Goon Squad
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