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“She was a genius of sadness, immersing herself in it, separating its numerous strands, appreciating its subtle nuances. She was a prism through which sadness could be divided into its infinite spectrum.”
― Everything is Illuminated
― Everything is Illuminated
“I said I heard them, it’s like a, like a chittering I guess. You hear it, you don’t hear it really but you just get the sound in the middle of your head, like an itch. It’s not so much like a swarm of bees but more like a crowd, a crowd at a concert because you can pick out words and, I say it out loud and it sounds insane, but you can hear them talking to each other, coordinating. And more than that, you can hear their hate.”
― John Dies at the End
― John Dies at the End
“You're the kind of man a man wants when a man wants a man.”
― John Dies at the End
― John Dies at the End
“I wanted to be one of those people who have streaks to maintain, who scorch the ground with their intensity. But for now, at least I knew such people, and they needed me, just like comets need tails.”
― Looking for Alaska
― Looking for Alaska
“I do not think that there are any limits to how excellent we could make life seem.”
― Everything is Illuminated
― Everything is Illuminated
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