“I often lied to spare others' feelings or to make them like me. Most of my directness was by accident. But I got more social capital from pretending it was on purpose, not least because it made people assume my compliments had to be sincere. Julian seemed to trust me. Smart people often did dumb things.”
― Exciting Times
― Exciting Times
“You said, This thing we call life mustn’t ever become something endured.”
― Greek Lessons
― Greek Lessons
“For her, I'd burn a candle worth four hours' pay to me, i.e. one-sixth of a day, thinking: the other five-sixths are there, too, if you want them.”
― Exciting Times
― Exciting Times
“There are a lot of things on earth that I think would be considered magic if they weren’t real. Dreaming, for example. The fact that babies are created inside of women’s bodies; the whole concept of conception. Castles. Trees. Whales. Lions. Birds. Rainbows. Water. The northern lights. Volcanos. Lightning. Fire.”
― Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead
― Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead
“He was too self-assured to notice when I criticised him. He registered that I'd said something, then continued a parallel conversation.”
― Exciting Times
― Exciting Times
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