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Heather R
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Surrounded by piles of books, old scripts, and empty mugs, they tap away on their keyboards as though their cats’ lives depend on it.
“there are so many happy endings that the man who believes there is no God needs his rationality called into serious question.”
― It
― It
“Sometimes I think I've figured out some order in the universe, but then I find myself in Florida”
― The Orchid Thief
― The Orchid Thief
“And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul”
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“The old orchid hunter lay back on his pillow, his body limp... 'You'll curse the insects,' he said at least, 'and you'll curse the natives... The sun will burn you by day and the cold will shrivel you by night. You'll be racked by fever and tormented by a hundred discomforts, but you'll go on. For when a man falls in love with orchids, he'll do anything to possess the one he wants. It's like chasing a green-eyed woman or taking cocaine... it's a sort of madness...”
― The Orchid Thief
― The Orchid Thief
“The richness of the rain made me feel safe and protected; I have always considered the rain to be healing—a blanket—the comfort of a friend. Without at least some rain in any given day, or at least a cloud or two on the horizon, I feel overwhelmed by the information of sunlight and yearn for the vital, muffling gift of falling water.”
― Life After God
― Life After God
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