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“Oh, Fortuna, blind, heedless goddess, I am strapped to your wheel,' Ignatius belched, 'Do not crush me beneath your spokes. Raise me on high, divinity.”
― A Confederacy of Dunces
― A Confederacy of Dunces
“Q: What is wrong with the world?
A: Everybody pays attention to pictures of things. Nobody pays attention to things themselves.”
― While Mortals Sleep: Unpublished Short Fiction
A: Everybody pays attention to pictures of things. Nobody pays attention to things themselves.”
― While Mortals Sleep: Unpublished Short Fiction
“People who keep stiff upper lips find that it's damn hard to smile.”
― Ordinary People
― Ordinary People
“Three months ago, if you asked me, I would have told you that if you really loved someone, you’d let them go. But now I look at you, and I dreamed about Maggie, and I see that I’ve been wrong. If you really love someone, Allie, I think you have to take them back.”
― Mercy
― Mercy
“Learning to let go should be learned before learning to get. Life should be touched, not strangled. You've got to relax, let it happen at times, and at others move forward with it. It's like boats. You keep your motor on so you can steer with the current. And when you hear the sound of the waterfall coming nearer and nearer, tidy up the boat, put on your best tie and hat, and smoke a cigar right up till the moment you go over. That's a triumph.”
― Farewell Summer
― Farewell Summer
Susan’s 2025 Year in Books
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