“elegance loses its power in the presence of the properly stupid,”
― Notes on a Scandal: What Was She Thinking?
― Notes on a Scandal: What Was She Thinking?
“He was not sprightly enough to have sprightly friends.”
― The Death of the Heart
― The Death of the Heart
“There was something animated in his eyes, like pond life.”
― Birds of America: Stories
― Birds of America: Stories
“Life was cheap and death entirely free.”
― I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
― I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
“I live in dread of being asked to clap along to music in a public place.”
― Notes on a Scandal: What Was She Thinking?
― Notes on a Scandal: What Was She Thinking?
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