

“She'd never been what you might call beautiful, but her face posessed a quality that made it seem so.”
― Fluke
― Fluke

“The Yanceys were not a family that expressed love by saying “I love you.” They expressed love by being together.”
― Dilla Time: The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla, the Hip-Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm
― Dilla Time: The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla, the Hip-Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm

“As soon as you get home, take a shower. First thing. OK? Then put on clean clothes. And shave.”
"Shave?" I stroked my jaw. It was true: I had forgotten to shave.
The thought hadn't crossed my mind all morning.
"The little things are important, Mr. Wind-Up Bird," May Kasahara said, looking into my eyes. "Go home and take a good look in the mirror."
"I will," I said.”
― The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
"Shave?" I stroked my jaw. It was true: I had forgotten to shave.
The thought hadn't crossed my mind all morning.
"The little things are important, Mr. Wind-Up Bird," May Kasahara said, looking into my eyes. "Go home and take a good look in the mirror."
"I will," I said.”
― The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle

“Have a drink!?
I don't need it, said Halloway, but someone inside me does.
Who?
The boy I once was, thought Halloway, who runs like the leaves down the sidewalk autumn nights.”
― Something Wicked This Way Comes
I don't need it, said Halloway, but someone inside me does.
Who?
The boy I once was, thought Halloway, who runs like the leaves down the sidewalk autumn nights.”
― Something Wicked This Way Comes

“What have we done to deserve such blasphemy? Is it because we always seem to fall into some misfortune or other? Is it because we appear foolish? Is it because we're prone to over-excitement? Is it because we're fierce in a fight but cowardly when our master's hand is raised against us? Is it because we have dirty habits? Is it because we're more like you than any other living creature?
Do you recognise our misfortunes as being similar to your own, our personalities a reflection of yours but simpler? Do you pity, love and hate dogs because you see your own humanness in us? Is that why you insult our name? Are you only insulting yourselves?”
― Fluke
Do you recognise our misfortunes as being similar to your own, our personalities a reflection of yours but simpler? Do you pity, love and hate dogs because you see your own humanness in us? Is that why you insult our name? Are you only insulting yourselves?”
― Fluke
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