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Marissa Elisabeth
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“To be away from home and yet to feel oneself everywhere at home; to see the world, to be at the centre of the world, and yet to remain hidden from the world—impartial natures which the tongue can but clumsily define. The spectator is a prince who everywhere rejoices in his incognito.”
― The Painter of Modern Life and Other Essays
― The Painter of Modern Life and Other Essays
“I want to stand as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can't see from the center.”
― Player Piano
― Player Piano
“There are two kinds of people, those who like to sleep next to the wall, and those who like to sleep next to the people who push them off the bed.”
― The Bus Driver Who Wanted to be God and Other Stories
― The Bus Driver Who Wanted to be God and Other Stories
“The questions I would have liked to ask people were: ‘Are you in love? What are you reading?”
― A Certain Smile
― A Certain Smile
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