“I'm not a religious person but I do sometimes think God made you for me.”
― Normal People
― Normal People
“She wasn't bitter. She was sad, though. But it was a hopeful kind of sad. The kind of sad that just takes time. ”
― The Perks of Being a Wallflower
― The Perks of Being a Wallflower
“the pleasure of being touched by great art’.”
― Normal People
― Normal People
“I just need to know that someone out there listens and understands and doesn't try to sleep with someone even if they could have. I need to know these people exist.”
― The Perks of Being a Wallflower
― The Perks of Being a Wallflower
“Marianne had the sense that her real life was happening somewhere very far away, happening without her, and she didn't know if she would ever find out where it was or become part of it.”
― Normal People
― Normal People
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