“I don’t have hopes,” Mad explained, studying the address. “I have faith.” He looked at her in surprise. “Well, that’s a funny word to hear coming from you.” “How come?” “Because,” he said, “well, you know. Religion is based on faith.” “But you realize,” she said carefully, as if not to embarrass him further, “that faith isn’t based on religion. Right?”
― Lessons in Chemistry
― Lessons in Chemistry
“Your days are numbered. Use them to throw open the windows of your soul to the sun,”
― Lessons in Chemistry
― Lessons in Chemistry
“I've completed another year of delights. Or maybe I should say another year of delights has completed me.”
― The Book of (More) Delights: Essays
― The Book of (More) Delights: Essays
“No surprise. Idiots make it into every company. They tend to interview well.”
― Lessons in Chemistry
― Lessons in Chemistry
“What is a person, if not the marks they leave behind? She has learned to step between the thorny weeds, but there are some cuts that cannot be avoided—a memory, a photograph, a name.”
― The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
― The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
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