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“Anybody who has survived his childhood has enough information about life to last him the rest of his days.”
― Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose
― Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose
“The idea that you might end up in a job that doesn't allow you to be who you are, over the course of a lifetime, is still one of the most chilling nightmares to me. It's a good metaphor for fears I have about losing my soul in some accidental, mundane way. So, to me, these jobs that my characters have are very loaded. They immediately suggest a complex character to me, a woman who is, say, a secretary, but also a vigilante on behalf of her own soul.”
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“Perhaps this is how you know you're doing the thing you're intended to: No matter how slow or how slight your progress, you never feel that it's a waste of time.”
― The Man of My Dreams
― The Man of My Dreams
“People tend to stick to their own size group because it's easier on the neck. Unless they are romantically involved, in which case the size difference is sexy. It means: I am willing to go the distance for you.”
― No One Belongs Here More Than You
― No One Belongs Here More Than You
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