

“All she’d notice was that some things were strange because they reminded her of Brooklyn and that other things were strange because they were so different from Brooklyn. “I guess there is nothing new, then, in the world,” decided Francie unhappily. “If there is anything new or different, some part of it must be in Brooklyn and I must be used to it and wouldn’t be able to notice it if I came across it.”
― A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
― A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

“It looked like the world was covered in a cobbler crust of brown sugar and cinnamon.”
― First Frost
― First Frost

“In the dim light of today are the shadows of yesterday’s affliction and the hope of tomorrow’s gifts.”
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“And a soul would run by a living being, touch them softly on the shoulder or cheek, and continue on its way to heaven. The dead are never exactly seen by the living, but many people seem acutely aware of something changed around them. They speak of a chill in the air. The mates of the deceased wake from dreams and see a figure standing at the end of their bed, or in a doorway, or boarding, phantomlike, a city bus.”
― The Lovely Bones
― The Lovely Bones
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