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“What if there were no grownups? Suppose the whole idea of grownups was an illusion? What if their money was really just playground marbles, their business deals no more than baseball-card trades, their wars only games of guns in the park? What if they were all still snotty-nosed kids inside their suits and dresses? Christ, that couldn't be, could it? It was too horrible to think about.”
― Hearts in Atlantis
― Hearts in Atlantis
“Adulthood is accretive by nature, a thing which arrives in ragged stages and uneven overlaps.”
― Hearts in Atlantis
― Hearts in Atlantis
“It was the kiss by which all the others of his life would be judged and found wanting.”
― Hearts in Atlantis
― Hearts in Atlantis
“Fighting for peace, is like f***ing for chastity”
― Hearts in Atlantis
― Hearts in Atlantis
“Read sometimes for the story, Bobby. Don't be like the book-snobs who won't do that. Read sometimes for the words - the language. Don't be like the play-it-safers that won't do that. But when you find a book that has both good story and good words, treasure that book.”
― Hearts in Atlantis
― Hearts in Atlantis
Chrystal’s 2025 Year in Books
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