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Alba Cedillo

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“Now twenty-three was shaping up to be the first year of my life where the idea of someone noticing me didn't fill me with abject horror. I supposed later was better than never.”
― Naoise Dolan, Exciting Times

tags: pg-214, twenty-three

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“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.”
― Naoise Dolan, Exciting Times

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“He was too self-assured to notice when I criticised him. He registered that I'd said something, then continued a parallel conversation.”
― Naoise Dolan, Exciting Times

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“She seemed to think I couldn't take compliments. I preferred to believe I disliked profuse displays of emotion and would accept any amount of praise if people tempered themselves in how they expressed it.”
― Naoise Dolan, Exciting Times

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“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.”
― Emily R. Austin, Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead

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