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“you try to fix something that somebody do not want to fix they will hate you for it. To offer help is OK. To push, no.”
― How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water
― How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water
“Why? You know why? Because I have an accent. I look dominicana. Do you feel American? Yes. Interesting. I don’t know, I think to get the papers is like marrying someone who has no feelings for me. But also sometimes getting married has benefits.”
― How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water
― How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water
“It's not his place to forgive you, Essymay," She whispered into my ear. "It's no one's but yours.”
― The Dictionary of Lost Words
― The Dictionary of Lost Words
“They often seem no better than opinion, and if you want opinion to define what something means then you should at least consider all sides. Not all sides have a newspaper to speak for them."
"It's a good thing, then, that some of them have you.”
― The Dictionary of Lost Words
"It's a good thing, then, that some of them have you.”
― The Dictionary of Lost Words
“I can remember when you couldn’t buy a British Rail sandwich without wondering if this was your last act before a long period on a life-support machine.”
― Notes from a Small Island
― Notes from a Small Island
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