“Love didn’t deserve the nice reputation it had.”
― The Golden Yarn
― The Golden Yarn
“At the same time, Dad was working on a book arguing the case for phonetic spelling. He called it 'A Ghoti out of Water.' "Ghoti," he liked to point out, could be pronounced like "fish." The "gh" had the "f" sound in "enough," the "o" had the short "i" sound in "women," and "ti" had the "sh" sound in "nation.”
― Half Broke Horses
― Half Broke Horses
“لا أفهم أبدًا كيف يستطيع الناس التغاضي بلا مبالاة عن الأذى الذي يتسبّبون به عندما يتبعون قلوبهم.”
― The Girl on the Train
― The Girl on the Train
“When the day shall come, that we do part," he said softly, and turned to look at me, "if my last words are not 'I love you'—ye'll ken it was because I didna have time.”
― The Fiery Cross
― The Fiery Cross
“Evil is always possible. And goodness is eternally difficult.”
― Interview with the Vampire
― Interview with the Vampire
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