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Jo Stanford
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How can she expect her children to dream as big as the stars if they can’t lift their heads to gaze upon them? Malorie doesn’t know the answer.
“If you love something set it free, but don't be surprised if it comes back with herpes.”
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“No matter how much you think you love somebody, you'll step back when the pool of their blood edges up too close.”
― Invisible Monsters
― Invisible Monsters
“The Bible is very easy to understand. But we Christians are a bunch of scheming swindlers. We pretend to be unable to understand it because we know very well that the minute we understand, we are obliged to act accordingly.”
― Provocations: Spiritual Writings of Kierkegaard
― Provocations: Spiritual Writings of Kierkegaard
“Nothing of me is original. I am the combined effort of everyone I've ever known.”
― Invisible Monsters
― Invisible Monsters
“Writers remember everything...especially the hurts. Strip a writer to the buff, point to the scars, and he'll tell you the story of each small one. From the big ones you get novels. A little talent is a nice thing to have if you want to be a writer, but the only real requirement is the ability to remember the story of every scar.
Art consists of the persistence of memory.”
― Misery
Art consists of the persistence of memory.”
― Misery
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