“The wonder is that you could start life with nothing, end with nothing, and lose so much in between.”
― Demon Copperhead
― Demon Copperhead
“It’s a luxury to be the owner of one’s time. I think it’s one of the greatest luxuries human beings can afford themselves.”
― Fresh Water for Flowers
― Fresh Water for Flowers
“The thought occured to him that if you listened hard enough in New York, you could always hear a siren. Someone, somewhere, was always getting hurt.”
― Cleopatra and Frankenstein
― Cleopatra and Frankenstein
“People who feel the need to say ‘I’m fine’ are never fine, sweetheart,” she says.”
― Cleopatra and Frankenstein
― Cleopatra and Frankenstein
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