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hooves went clonk-clonk-clonk on the pavement. (Regular horse hooves go clop. Don’t ask me why Nag’s went clonk.) She peered down at me, her lined face drawing even more lines as she frowned. “If you don’t mind me saying so, love, you look
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“my enemies aren’t ugly-faced crooks, they don’t laugh
while innocent die. they point & say how
tragic then go home to pet their cute dogs.”
― Citizen Illegal
while innocent die. they point & say how
tragic then go home to pet their cute dogs.”
― Citizen Illegal
“I love the library.
My own personal book church.
Safety.
But I'm losing patience with fiction.
The challenges and triumphs of
fictional characters only make me
feel worse about myself.
Novels end nicely and neatly
with all obstacles overcome.
Loose ends tied up.
My own story just keeps unraveling
with depressing predictability.”
― Alone
My own personal book church.
Safety.
But I'm losing patience with fiction.
The challenges and triumphs of
fictional characters only make me
feel worse about myself.
Novels end nicely and neatly
with all obstacles overcome.
Loose ends tied up.
My own story just keeps unraveling
with depressing predictability.”
― Alone
“If you find yourself drawn to an event against all logic, go. The universe is telling you something.”
― My Life on the Road
― My Life on the Road
“I killed a plant once because I gave
it too much water. Lord, I worry
that love is violence.”
― Citizen Illegal
it too much water. Lord, I worry
that love is violence.”
― Citizen Illegal
“I lived in books more than I lived anywhere else.”
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
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