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"“The July Girls,” by Alison Littlewood- another excellent one about sisters, the hauntings we leave behind, and the fae people in Cornwall. Claustrophobic enough to make Poe proud." — Aug 20, 2025 08:28PM
"“The July Girls,” by Alison Littlewood- another excellent one about sisters, the hauntings we leave behind, and the fae people in Cornwall. Claustrophobic enough to make Poe proud." — Aug 20, 2025 08:28PM
Winter was long in coming that year. Throughout October the days were bathed in sunlight and the air was clear as crystal. The town kept its cheerful summer aspect, the desert glistened with light, the sand hills every day went through
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“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, who had ever been alive.”
― Giovanni’s Room
― Giovanni’s Room
“The body apologizes to the soul for its errors, and the soul asks forgiveness for squatting in the body without invitation.”
― Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
― Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
“If you care about something you have to protect it – If you’re lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it.”
― A Prayer for Owen Meany
― A Prayer for Owen Meany
“The road to hell is paved with adverbs.”
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
“One always has a better book in one's mind than one can manage to get onto paper.”
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