Bakingshepherdess

“In America, the rich man tries to pretend that the poor man is his equal in every respect but money, which is simply not true.”
― Donna Tartt, The Secret History

“Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace. God is awake.”
― Victor Hugo

“After all, the appeal to stop being yourself, even for a little while, is very great.”
― Donna Tartt, The Secret History

“And how did they drive people mad? They turned up the volume of the inner monologue, magnified qualities already present to great excess, made people so much themselves that they couldn’t stand it.”
― Donna Tartt, The Secret History