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“All great and precious things are lonely.”
― John Steinbeck, East of Eden

“It was possible, she mused, holding the book in her hands-its cover soft from her father's handling-that her father survived on the shelf in the particles of dust, which might have contained his skin. If he remained anywhere on this earth, it was among those books.”
― Sofia Montrone, Nymph

“I can never read all the books I want; I can never be all the people I want and live all the lives I want. I can never train myself in all the skills I want. And why do I want? I want to live and feel all the shades, tones and variations of mental and physical experience possible in my life. And I am horribly limited.”
― Sylvia Plath, The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath

“Not for you,” Lila replies ardently, “you’re my brilliant friend, you have to be the best of all, boys and girls.”
― Elena Ferrante, My Brilliant Friend