Amelia
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“He liked to roam alone in the darkness, getting a good look at the underbelly. Out came the characters shellacked by the grey city, years of drink and rain and hope holding them in place. His living was made by moving people, but his favourite pastime was watching them.”
― Shuggie Bain
― Shuggie Bain
“Do not whine... Do not complain. Work harder. Spend more time alone.”
― Blue Nights
― Blue Nights
“Flames are not just the end, they are also the beginning. For everything that you have destroyed can be rebuilt. From your own ashes you can grow again.”
― Shuggie Bain
― Shuggie Bain
“Shug had seen it before, those with least to give always gave the most.”
― Shuggie Bain
― Shuggie Bain
“Maybe I've lost sight of me. I don't have a sense that I'm living this life as myself, as the real me. Sometimes I think I'm merely a shadow. When I feel that way, I get this restless feeling, like I'm simply tracing an outline of myself, cleverly pretending to be me.”
― The City and Its Uncertain Walls
― The City and Its Uncertain Walls
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