“We looked at each other. And it occurred to me that despite his faults, which were numerous and spectacular, the reason I liked Boris and felt happy around him from almost the moment I'd met him was that he never afraid”
― The Goldfinch
― The Goldfinch
“by profession an observer of tones and gestures,”
― Guy Mannering
― Guy Mannering
“The writer's object should be to hold the reader's attention. I want the reader to turn the page and keep on turning until the end. This is accomplished only when the narrative moves steadily ahead, not when it comes to a weary standstill, overloaded with every item uncovered in the research.”
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“She loved mysteries so much that she became one.”
― Paper Towns
― Paper Towns
“How had this happened? Everyone in the world knew more than us, about everything, and this I hated then found hugely comforting.”
― You Shall Know Our Velocity!
― You Shall Know Our Velocity!
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