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Kathryn Shea
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It is why a favorite book feels like an old friend and a new acquaintance at the same time, and the reason a favorite author can be a familiar figure and a mysterious stranger all at once.
“A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other.”
― A Tale of Two Cities
― A Tale of Two Cities
“It is why a favorite book feels like an old friend and a new acquaintance at the same time, and the reason a favorite author can be a familiar figure and a mysterious stranger all at once.”
― Poison for Breakfast
― Poison for Breakfast
“So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.”
― The Great Gatsby
― The Great Gatsby
“Happy endings can be caught, but they are difficult to hold on to. They are dreams that want to escape the night. They are treasure with wings. They are wild, feral, reckless things that need to be constantly chased, or they will certainly run away.”
― The Ballad of Never After
― The Ballad of Never After
“There’s something reassuring in books and stories older than you are. Still talked about long after they’ve been written and long after their writers die. When the world around you is on fire, there’s a certain kind of comfort in that.”
― She Gets the Girl
― She Gets the Girl
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