“Holding this book in your hand, sinking back in your soft armchair, you will say to yourself: perhaps it will amuse me. And after you have read this story of great misfortunes, you will no doubt dine well, blaming the author for your own insensitivity, accusing him of wild exaggeration and flights of fancy. But rest assured: this tragedy is not a fiction. All is true.”
― A Fine Balance
― A Fine Balance
“I never really look past my eyes. That way I always feel pretty. Windows of the soul, you know.”
― From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs Basil E. Frankweiler
― From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs Basil E. Frankweiler
“This isn’t a one-and-done thing for me. So, if you think you’re going to use me to scratch an itch, then you’d better think again.”
― Gabriel's Fire
― Gabriel's Fire
“(there is no pepper on the table; evidently pepper perks the libido),”
― Digging for God
― Digging for God
“While Molly and Joseph Anning suffered materially that winter, with many days of weak soup and weaker fires, Mary barely noticed how little she was eating or the chilblains on her hands and feet. She was suffering inside.”
― Remarkable Creatures
― Remarkable Creatures
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