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Most mammals emerge from the womb like glazed earthenware emerging from a kiln – any attempt at remoulding will only scratch or break them. Humans emerge from the womb like molten glass from a furnace. They can be spun, stretched and shaped
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“I am always saying "Glad to've met you" to somebody I'm not at all glad I met. If you want to stay alive, you have to say that stuff, though.”
― The Catcher in the Rye
― The Catcher in the Rye
“Funerals, I had decided, are for the living.”
― The Fault in Our Stars
― The Fault in Our Stars
“And so the lion fell in love with the lamb…" he murmured. I looked away, hiding my eyes as I thrilled to the word.
"What a stupid lamb," I sighed.
"What a sick, masochistic lion.”
― Twilight
"What a stupid lamb," I sighed.
"What a sick, masochistic lion.”
― Twilight
“You bitch,' he said. 'You rich bitch. That's poetry. I'm full of poetry now. Rot and poetry. Rotten poetry.”
― The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway
― The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway
“The water hears and understands. The ice does not forgive.”
― Six of Crows
― Six of Crows
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