“I hope she'll be a fool -- that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.”
― The Great Gatsby
― The Great Gatsby
“It was times like these when I thought my father, who hated guns and had never been to any wars, was the bravest man who ever lived.”
― To Kill a Mockingbird
― To Kill a Mockingbird
“To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.”
― Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
― Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
“Atticus, he was real nice."
"Most people are, Scout, when you finally see them.”
― To Kill a Mockingbird
"Most people are, Scout, when you finally see them.”
― To Kill a Mockingbird
“You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.”
― Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You
― Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You
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