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Mel’s Quotes

“I'm really disappointed about how you've turned out," shouted Mum like Beth was a slightly burnt biscuit.”
― Karen Foxlee, The Anatomy of Wings

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“Every letter was a love letter. Of course, as love letters went, this one could have been better. It was not very promising, for instance, that Madeleine claimed not to want to see him for the next half-century.”
― Jeffrey Eugenides, The Marriage Plot

tags: humor-relationships, love-letter

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“You know what they say about mistakes though,' she said, all breathy and half-lipsy. 'It's the only way you ever learn anything.' And she leant forward and kissed him. Right there, in the middle of the bar. Right there, in the middle of his lips.”
― Gabrielle Williams, Beatle Meets Destiny

tags: kiss, love

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“Your work has been described as touching the soul of the reader. That's the way I felt. Feel. Honestly. You've touched my soul. I'm sorry if I sound like a middle-aged librarian at a book-autographing session.”
― W.P. Kinsella, Shoeless Joe

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“We look at each other with shy relief. It's the look two odd socks give when they recognise each other in the wild.”
― Fiona Wood, Six Impossible Things

tags: eye-contact, looks, weird

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