“Break my heart. Break it a thousand times if you like. It was only ever yours to break anyway.”
― The One
― The One
“From that time on, the world was hers for the reading. She would never be lonely again, never miss the lack of intimate friends. Books became her friends and there was one for every mood. There was poetry for quiet companionship. There was adventure when she tired of quiet hours. There would be love stories when she came into adolescence and when she wanted to feel a closeness to someone she could read a biography. On that day when she first knew she could read, she made a vow to read one book a day as long as she lived.”
― A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
― A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
“When it comes down to it, I let them think what they want. If they care enough to bother with what I do, then I'm already better than them.”
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“I am nothing in my soul if not obsessive.”
― The Secret History
― The Secret History
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