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This is a very good short story about a man who begins losing weight; however, the weight he loses is shared by anything (and anyone) he touches. Unfortunately, he realizes this condition will be fatal if it does not reverse. He shares the news of hi
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This chapter of the Gunslinger series takes tricky turns as it delves into the character(s) of Susannah, also known as...When we first got to know Odetta, the reader may have thought of multiple personality disorder, until we came to realize that she ...more "
“I hate to hear you talk about all women as if they were fine ladies instead of rational creatures. None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives.”
― Persuasion
― Persuasion
“There is not truly bad weather, just bad clothes.”
― The Year of Living Danishly: Uncovering the Secrets of the World's Happiest Country
― The Year of Living Danishly: Uncovering the Secrets of the World's Happiest Country
“Now I think it’s one of the most useless questions an adult can ask a child—What do you want to be when you grow up? As if growing up is finite. As if at some point you become something and that’s the end.”
― Becoming
― Becoming
“I do not miss childhood, but I miss the way I took pleasure in small things, even as greater things crumbled. I could not control the world I was in, could not walk away from things or people or moments that hurt, but I took joy in the things that made me happy.”
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
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