

“you got to figure out which end of the needle you’re gon be, the one that’s fastened to the thread or the end that pierces the cloth.”
― The Invention of Wings
― The Invention of Wings

“There's no pain on earth that doesn't crave a benevolent witness.”
― The Invention of Wings
― The Invention of Wings

“A man's heart is a wretched, wretched thing. It isn't like a mother's womb. It won't bleed. It won't stretch to make room for you.”
― A Thousand Splendid Suns
― A Thousand Splendid Suns

“She was almost in love with him. No, that’s impossible, she thought: either you are or you aren’t. Love’s the only thing in this world that is unequivocal. There are different kinds of love, certainly, but it’s a you-do or you-don’t proposition with them all." (Chapter 1)”
― Go Set a Watchman
― Go Set a Watchman

“The sorry truth is you can walk your feet to blisters, walk till kingdom-com, and you never will outpace your grief.”
― The Invention of Wings
― The Invention of Wings
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