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“And did I pass?" The face of the old woman on my right was unreadable in the gathering dusk. On my left the younger woman said, "You don't pass or fail at being a person, dear.”
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
“A man may be a pessimistic determinist before lunch and an optimistic believer in the will's freedom after it.”
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“I believe it’s fine to give up books even after a page; there’s so much to read in the world that will delight you, so why should you work against the grain?”
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“So often the monsters that crowd our minds are nothing more than the strange and thoroughly alien progeny of our own fearful fantasies.”
― The Monstrumologist
― The Monstrumologist
“I lived in books more than I lived anywhere else.”
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
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