During the darkest of my periodic black moments, I became convinced that only by the riddance of my stepfather would I gain emotional liberty. I thought of it often and frequently prayed that some accident at the abattoir where he worked
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“I like to be near water whenever possible, don’t you?” he said, gazing into the dark. “Melville put it best: ‘Nothing will content men but the extremest limit of the land’—but that’s not it, I can’t recall the quote. It’s in our nature to seek out the edge. Even on a golf course”
― Manhattan Beach
― Manhattan Beach
“Trouble is,” Mr. Q. breathed, “you open a channel . . . now it exists. Hard to regulate what . . . passes through or . . . what direction it . . . moves.”
Dexter said nothing. What the hell was he getting at?
“This may be your . . . blind spot.”
― Manhattan Beach
Dexter said nothing. What the hell was he getting at?
“This may be your . . . blind spot.”
― Manhattan Beach
“I’m thinking of ending things. Once this thought arrives, it stays. It sticks. It lingers. It dominates. There’s not much I can do about it. Trust me. It doesn’t go away. It’s there whether I like it or not. It’s there when I eat. When I go to bed. It’s there when I sleep. It’s there when I wake up. It’s always there. Always.”
― I'm Thinking of Ending Things
― I'm Thinking of Ending Things
“Because there is no map for where we are going...”
― Ready Player One
― Ready Player One
“The best possible outcome of marriage was a wealthy, childless widowhood.”
― Manhattan Beach
― Manhattan Beach
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