“I am like a small creature swallowed whole by a monster, she thought, and the monster feels my tiny little movements inside.”
― The Haunting of Hill House
― The Haunting of Hill House
“And the rest is rust and stardust.”
― Lolita
― Lolita
“On the moon we wore feathers in our hair, and rubies on our hands. On the moon we had gold spoons.”
― We Have Always Lived in the Castle
― We Have Always Lived in the Castle
“He never sleeps, the judge. He is dancing, dancing. He says that he will never die.”
― Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
― Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
“You've got to work with your mistakes until they look intended. Understand?”
― Cathedral
― Cathedral
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