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“There was something about the long stretch of train ride rattling out towards the suburbs and countryside that he found strangely oppressive. The same landmarks passing him by every day, again and again, marking the passage of time between a deeply unfulfilling job and a house his parents were clearly sick of sharing with him. A huge pendulum, back and forth, each swing another tally on a wasted life he’d never get back.”
― Jonathan Sims, Thirteen Storeys

“To Violet, the greatest danger of eye contact was that people thought you were interested in their opinions.”
― Jonathan Sims, Thirteen Storeys

“His origins were similar to any other billionaire: he was provided with a small fortune by his father’s family”
― Jonathan Sims, Thirteen Storeys

“She was fine. There was no reason for her not to be, so she was fine.”
― Jonathan Sims, Thirteen Storeys