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“Or maybe I am just
outside enough,
being the footstool observing from the corner,
that I have a view of reality.”
― Because I Am Furniture
outside enough,
being the footstool observing from the corner,
that I have a view of reality.”
― Because I Am Furniture
“And this must be our little Flavia!'
On paper the man was already dead.”
― As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust
On paper the man was already dead.”
― As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust
“No sooner was I safely among the gravestones than a great feeling of warmth and calm contentment came sweeping over me.
Life among the dead.
This was where I was meant to be!
What a revelation! And what a place to have it!
I could succeed at whatever I chose. I could, for instance, become an undertaker. Or a pathologist. A detective, a gravedigger, a tombstone maker, or even the world's greatest murderer.
Suddenly the world was my oyster—even if it was a dead one.”
― As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust
Life among the dead.
This was where I was meant to be!
What a revelation! And what a place to have it!
I could succeed at whatever I chose. I could, for instance, become an undertaker. Or a pathologist. A detective, a gravedigger, a tombstone maker, or even the world's greatest murderer.
Suddenly the world was my oyster—even if it was a dead one.”
― As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust
“The more I dealt with adults, the less I wanted to be one.”
― As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust
― As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust
“No sooner was I safely among the gravestones than a great feeling of warmth and calm contentment came sweeping over me. Life among the dead. This was where I was meant to be!”
― As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust
― As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust
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