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‘You’re still smiling,’ she said. I couldn’t stop. I had a stupid grin on my face and my eyes were full of tears.
“Aleksandr said nothing, which was—along with chess—one of his great strengths in life.”
― A Partial History of Lost Causes
― A Partial History of Lost Causes
“major export is people who are funny and smart, who have advanced degrees, who read on public transportation.”
― A Partial History of Lost Causes
― A Partial History of Lost Causes
“RHRC: What is your writing routine? JD: A lot of evasive maneuvering followed by ADHD multitasking interspersed with a few brief stretches of actually sitting still and writing. I would recommend this approach to no one.”
― A Partial History of Lost Causes
― A Partial History of Lost Causes
“He dreamed about warmth, he later thought, the way incarcerated men must dream about women.”
― A Partial History of Lost Causes
― A Partial History of Lost Causes
“I think the only way to properly face doom is to be on time.”
― A Partial History of Lost Causes
― A Partial History of Lost Causes
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