“You seem a decent fellow," Inigo said. "I hate to kill you."
You seem a decent fellow," answered the man in black. "I hate to die.”
― The Princess Bride
You seem a decent fellow," answered the man in black. "I hate to die.”
― The Princess Bride
“He pinched the remaining chapters’ pages delicately between his fingers and sighed. He always hated reaching the end of a good book.”
― Posthumous
― Posthumous
“Why do you wear a mask and hood?"
I think everybody will in the near future," was the man in black's reply. "They're terribly comfortable.”
― The Princess Bride
I think everybody will in the near future," was the man in black's reply. "They're terribly comfortable.”
― The Princess Bride
“We were the people who were not in the papers. We lived in the blank white spaces at the edges of print. It gave us more freedom.
We lived in the gaps between the stories.”
― The Handmaid’s Tale
We lived in the gaps between the stories.”
― The Handmaid’s Tale
“I took my time, running my fingers along the spines of books, stopping to pull a title from the shelf and inspect it. A sense of well-being flowed through me as I circled the ground floor. It was better than meditation or a new pair of shoes- or even chocolate. My life was a disaster, but there were still books. Lots and lots of books. A refuge. A solace. Each one offering the possibility of a new beginning.”
― Jane Austen Ruined My Life
― Jane Austen Ruined My Life
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