“Can’t repeat the past?…Why of course you can!”
― The Great Gatsby
― The Great Gatsby
“The craggy lines that made up the character in his face now seemed like scars of defeat, inflicted on him over time.”
― The Elephant Tree
― The Elephant Tree
“We hold our dreams and ideals close to our hearts, where the promises are made to the future generations.”
― A Long Night's Journey Into Daylight
― A Long Night's Journey Into Daylight
“A person could stop a specific thing, but they couldn’t stop change in general. Rivers can’t run backward. Yet, he felt there must be an alternative, neither willfulness nor resignation. He couldn’t put words to it. All he knew was, neither of them had changed their minds and neither of them could find anything more to say.”
― The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
― The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
“Shura, I’m going to die.”
― The Bronze Horseman
― The Bronze Horseman
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