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picked up the rental car in the morning, a Chrysler Victory so new it smelled like the ink on a dollar bill,
“I've had the sort of day that would make St. Francis of Assisi kick babies.”
― The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
― The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
“The pale sun sat above the trees to the east, but its light was crisply dark, as if mixed with shadow. It was an awkward morning, made for unpleasant thoughts.”
― The Eye of the World
― The Eye of the World
“But I am very poorly today & very stupid & I hate everybody & everything. One lives only to make blunders.”
― The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, Volume 9: 1861
― The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, Volume 9: 1861
“Outside the windows the day was bright: golden sunshine, blue sky, pleasant wind . . . I wanted to punch the happy day in the face, grab it by the hair, and beat it until it told me what the hell it was so happy about.”
― Magic Rises
― Magic Rises
“I guess no true Bostonian would trust a place that was sunny and pleasant all the time. But a gritty, perpetually cold and gloomy neighborhood? Throw in a couple of Dunkin’ Donuts locations, and I’m right at home.”
― The Sword of Summer
― The Sword of Summer
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