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“Every window in Alcatraz has a view of San Francisco. ”
― Girl, Interrupted
― Girl, Interrupted
“My mother's life was way too heavy for me.”
― The Secret Life of Bees
― The Secret Life of Bees
“Suicide is a form of murder - premeditated murder. It isn't something you do the first time you think of doing it. It takes getting used to. And you need the means, the opportunity, the motive. A successful suicide demands good organization and a cool head, both of which are usually incompatible with the suicidal state of mind.”
― Girl, Interrupted
― Girl, Interrupted
“We are so limited, you have to use the same word for loving Rosaleen as you do for loving Coke with peanuts. Isn't that a shame we don't have many more ways to say it?”
― The Secret Life of Bees
― The Secret Life of Bees
“We walked along the river with the words streaming behind us like ribbons in the night.”
― The Secret Life of Bees
― The Secret Life of Bees
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