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“But I guess even the knights were vessels to someone. Isn't that the way it worked? But then everyone is always a vessel to someone. Isn't that right, Terri? But what I liked about the knights, besides their ladies, was that they had that suit of armor, you know, and they couldn't get hurt very easily. No cars in those days, you know? No drunk teenagers to tear into your ass."
Vassals," Terri said.
What?" Mel said.
Vassals," Terri said. "They were called vassals.”
― What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
Vassals," Terri said.
What?" Mel said.
Vassals," Terri said. "They were called vassals.”
― What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
“it was better to be alone than to be stuck with people who were supposed to love you, yet couldn’t.”
― My Year of Rest and Relaxation
― My Year of Rest and Relaxation
“I looked up at the mass of signs and stars in the night sky and laid myself open for the first time to the benign indifference of the world.”
― The Stranger
― The Stranger
“I had only a little time left and I didn't want to waste it on God.”
― L'Étranger
― L'Étranger
“He ran his fingers through my hair. He did it slowly, as if thinking about something else. He ran his fingers through my hair. He did it tenderly, as a lover would.”
― What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
― What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
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