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“In fact,” qualified Agnes, “in eternity you see whoever you want to see. You are free. And happy—or you could be…All that jazz.”
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“Have a blessed day.” This can make you feel like you’ve been sprayed against your will with God cologne.”
― Calypso
― Calypso
“I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.”
― The Happy Prince and Other Stories
― The Happy Prince and Other Stories
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
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“What happens to a man who is surrounded by people always ready to tell him that he's right? His popularity is their popularity, and his influence is theirs, too. It would be hard to stay down to earth. You'd start to believe being right and powerful was your destiny. Maybe even enough so to think that you're above the law.”
― The Lanvin Murders
― The Lanvin Murders
“In the months since I’d split up from Eric, I’d never really missed being half of a couple. But now I yearned for a broad chest to lay my head on, to rub my cheek against the rough wool of a man’s jumper, for some loving arms to wrap me up and tell me that everything was going to be all right. I knew I could call Rosie and she’d be here like a shot. Or I could go up to The Evergreens and pour out my sorrows. But it wasn’t just any company I needed; I wanted to be loved again.”
― Coming Home
― Coming Home
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