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“…just because someone is eating the ashes of your protagonist doesn't mean you stop telling the story.”
― All My Puny Sorrows
― All My Puny Sorrows
“When were you smiling? No one in your family smiles. You're a dynasty of wasted dimples.”
― Landline
― Landline
“Neal didn't take Georgie's breath away. Maybe the opposite. But that was okay--that was really good, actually, to be near someone who filled your lungs with air.”
― Landline
― Landline
“My mother tells Tina that she doesn't like books where the protagonist is established as Sad on page one. Okay, she's sad! We get it, we know what sad is, and then the whole book is basically a description of the million and one ways in which our protagonist is sad. Gimme a break! Get on with it!”
― All My Puny Sorrows
― All My Puny Sorrows
“It's more like you meet someone, and you fall in love, and you hope that that person is the one—and then at some point, you have to put down your chips. You just have to make a commitment and hope that you're right.”
― Landline
― Landline
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