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“We lose eight children and teenagers to gun violence every day. If a mysterious virus suddenly started killing eight of our children every day, America would mobilize teams of doctors and public health officials. We would move heaven and earth until we found a way to protect our children. But not with gun violence.”
― A Fighting Chance
― A Fighting Chance
“The sky was magnificent. I have always loved the sky and I do not take notice of it often enough.”
― Meet Me at the Museum
― Meet Me at the Museum
“Oh, the comfort — the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person — having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but pouring them all right out, just as they are, chaff and grain together; certain that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping, and then with the breath of kindness blow the rest away.”
― A Life For A Life
― A Life For A Life
“That sense of loss is exactly what we must anticipate, prepare for, and cherish to the last of our days; for it is only our heartbreak that finally refutes all that is ephemeral in love.”
― A Gentleman in Moscow
― A Gentleman in Moscow
“One must make ends meet,' confirmed Audrius matter-of-factly, 'or meet one's end.'
Richard studied the bartender for a moment.
'Well, that's the very essence of it, isn't it?”
― A Gentleman in Moscow
Richard studied the bartender for a moment.
'Well, that's the very essence of it, isn't it?”
― A Gentleman in Moscow
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