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“The important thing in writing is the capacity to astonish. Not shock—shock is a worn-out word—but astonish.”
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“It wasn't only wickedness and scheming that made people unhappy, it was confusion and misunderstanding; above all, it was the failure to grasp the simple truth that other people are as real as you.”
― Atonement
― Atonement
“Life changes in the instant. The ordinary instant.”
― The Year of Magical Thinking
― The Year of Magical Thinking
“Bran thought about it. 'Can a man still be brave if he's afraid?'
'That is the only time a man can be brave,' his father told him.”
― A Game of Thrones
'That is the only time a man can be brave,' his father told him.”
― A Game of Thrones
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― A Short History of Nearly Everything
― A Short History of Nearly Everything
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