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“He talked and talked, the kind of talking you do to stave off the inevitable physical desire, the kind of talking that only increases it.”
― White Teeth
― White Teeth
“It was a competition in agony. Like rich women in posh restaurants ordering ever-smaller salads.”
― White Teeth
― White Teeth
“The other cyclists used to take breaks to watch him do it. Lean their bikes against the incline and time him with the second hand of their wristwatches. 62.8 every time. That kind of inability to improve is really very rare. That kind of consistency is miraculous, in a way.”
― White Teeth
― White Teeth
“Generally, women can't do this, but men retain the ancient ability to leave a family and a past. They just unhook themselves, like removing a fake beard, and skulk discreetly back into society, changed men. Unrecognizable.”
― White Teeth
― White Teeth
“In short, it was precisely the kind of friendship and Englishman makes on holiday, that he can make only on holiday. A friendship that crosses class and color, a friendship that takes as its basis physical proximity and survives because the Englishman assumes the physical proximity will not continue.”
― White Teeth
― White Teeth
Monet’s 2024 Year in Books
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93 books
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237 books
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5 books
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7 books
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487 books
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209 books
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14 books
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