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“The reason writers are such fragile beings, Marcus, is that they suffer from two sorts of emotional pain, which is twice as much as a normal human being: the heartache of love and the heartache of books. Writing a book is like loving someone. It can be very painful.”
― The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair
― The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair
“Death is the easy part, the hard part is living and knowing you could be so much more then you’re willing to be.”
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“There had to be the dark and muddy waters so that the sun could have something to background its flashing glory. a”
― A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
― A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
“Let me be something every minute of every hour of my life. Let me be gay; let me be sad. Let me be cold; let me be warm. Let me be hungry...have too much to eat. Let me be ragged or well dressed. Let me be sincere-be deceitful. Let me be truthful; let me be a liar. Let me be honorable and let me sin. Only let me be something every blessed minute. And when I sleep, let me dream all the time so that not one little piece of living is ever lost.”
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