History is that certainty produced at the point where the imperfections of memory meet the inadequacies of documentation.” ’
“To go from a familiar thing, however undesirable, into the unknown, is always a matter for apprehension, and I suppose that is why so many people are afraid to die.”
― Alias Grace
― Alias Grace
“When all is said and done, it is my life.”
― Kafka on the Shore
― Kafka on the Shore
“how seldom we recognize the sounds when the bolt of our fate slides home.”
― Red Dragon
― Red Dragon
“There is no going back in life. There is no return. No second chance. I cannot call back the spoken word or the accomplished deed, sitting here, alive and in my own home, any more than poor Tom Jenkyn could, swinging in his chains.”
― Daphne du Maurier Omnibus 4: Rebecca; My Cousin Rachel
― Daphne du Maurier Omnibus 4: Rebecca; My Cousin Rachel
“You’ve got to enjoy yourself. The evening’s the best part of the day. You’ve done your day’s work. Now you can put your feet up and enjoy it. That’s how I look at it. Ask anybody, they’ll all tell you. The evening’s the best part of the day.”
― The Remains of the Day
― The Remains of the Day
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