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A dried-up little pipkin of a man, Mr. Satterthwaite, a patron of art and the drama, a determined but pleasant snob, always included in the more important house parties and social functions (the words “and Mr. Satterthwaite” appeared
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"Determined but pleasant snob" is aspirational
“All boys are swines. They snog you and dump you. Or lick your face. Or put bats in your mouth.”
― A Midsummer Tights Dream
― A Midsummer Tights Dream
“I think fiction lends itself to messiness rather than the ideal, and plays well with the ironies surrounding what happens versus what should happen. And yes, I suppose I was interested in that story in the gap between memory itself, the real business of being alive, and the imagination.”
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“Every instance of undying love was only half an hour young, once upon a time.”
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“I wonder: If you think of someone you love, do you become a little more like them? I would like to think so.”
― My Life on the Road
― My Life on the Road
“Do you think that I count the days? There is only one day left, always starting over: it is given to us at dawn and taken away from us at dusk.”
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