“And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good.”
― East of Eden
― East of Eden
“There ain't no sin and there ain't no virtue. There's just stuff people do.”
― The Grapes of Wrath
― The Grapes of Wrath
“The past is never dead. It's not even past.”
― Requiem for a Nun
― Requiem for a Nun
“In fact, it comes to this: nobody is capable of really thinking about anyone, even in the worst calamity. For really to think about someone means thinking about that person every minute of the day, without letting one’s thoughts be diverted by anything- by meals, by a fly that settles on one’s cheek, by household duties, or by a sudden itch somewhere. But there are always flies and itches. That’s why life is difficult to live.”
― The Plague
― The Plague
“Freeing yourself was one thing, claiming ownership of that freed self was another.”
― Beloved
― Beloved
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