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The little creature grinned. She was positively fearless, unlike those honking lace-panties in the back.
“His curse in life was to be attracted to people who understood him.”
― Carter Beats the Devil
― Carter Beats the Devil
“The world must be all fucked up," he said then, "when men travel first class and literature goes as freight.”
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“While I fear that we're drawn to what abandons us, and to what seems most likely to abandon us, in the end I believe we're defined by what embraces us.”
― The Tender Bar: A Memoir
― The Tender Bar: A Memoir
“The truly free man is the one who can turn down an invitation to dinner without giving an excuse.”
― The Journal of Jules Renard
― The Journal of Jules Renard
“People are really trying their best. Just like being happy and sad, you will find yourself on both sides of the equation many times over your lifetime, either saying or hearing the wrong thing. Let's all give each other a pass, shall we?”
― Half Empty
― Half Empty
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