“If I could put it into a very few words, dear sir, I should say that our prevalent belief is in moderation. We inculcate the virtue of avoiding excesses of all kinds—even including, if you will pardon the paradox, excess of virtue itself.”
― Lost Horizon
― Lost Horizon
“No matter what we talk about, we are talking about ourselves”
― I Touch the Earth, the Earth Touches Me
― I Touch the Earth, the Earth Touches Me
“I wanted to talk to someone. But who? It’s moments like this, when you need someone the most, that your world seems smallest.”
― Dash & Lily's Book of Dares
― Dash & Lily's Book of Dares
“Lena's hair was sticking out in about fifteen directions, and her eyes were all small and puffy from crying. So this was what girls looked like in the morning. I had never seen one, not up close.”
― Beautiful Creatures
― Beautiful Creatures
“Almost nothing need be said when you have eyes.”
― The Boat in the Evening
― The Boat in the Evening
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