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“They all settled into being the kind of friends when they heard from each other.... or when they occasionally got together. And when they were not in touch, they did not think of one another.”
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“If watching television doesn't hasten death, it surely manages to make death very inviting; for television so shamelessly sentimentalizes and romanticizes death that it makes the living feel they have missed something - just by staying alive.”
― A Prayer for Owen Meany
― A Prayer for Owen Meany
“Owen Meany believed that “coincidence” was a stupid, shallow refuge sought by stupid, shallow people who were unable to accept the fact that their lives were shaped by a terrifying and awesome design – more powerful and unstoppable than the Yankee Flyer. (a train)”
― A Prayer for Owen Meany
― A Prayer for Owen Meany
“You take every opportunity given you in this world, even if you have too many opportunities. One day, the opportunities stop, you know.”
― The Hotel New Hampshire
― The Hotel New Hampshire
“He also knew that rivals are best unmanned by being ignored.”
― A Prayer for Owen Meany
― A Prayer for Owen Meany
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