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“After all, the appeal to stop being yourself, even for a little while, is very great.”
― The Secret History
― The Secret History
“A great sorrow, and one that I am only beginning to understand: we don’t get to choose our own hearts. We can’t make ourselves want what’s good for us or what’s good for other people. We don’t get to choose the people we are.”
― The Goldfinch
― The Goldfinch
“I was supposed to be having the time of my life.”
― The Bell Jar
― The Bell Jar
“The trouble was, I had been inadequate all along, I simply hadn't thought about it.”
― The Bell Jar
― The Bell Jar
“When you feel homesick,’ he said, ‘just look up. Because the moon is the same wherever you go.”
― The Goldfinch
― The Goldfinch
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