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“a long, boozy evening when her ebullience was so uncorrupted that she could shift a room’s atmosphere”
― The Nest
― The Nest
“She believed in second chances, sometimes more than first chances, which were wasted on youth and indiscretion.”
― The Nest
― The Nest
“I hate wearing flats,” she said, tugging her fitted white blouse a little lower. “They make me feel flat all over.”
― The Nest
― The Nest
“She was so much better at being alone; being alone came more naturally to her. She led a life of deliberate solitude, and if occasional loneliness crept in, she knew how to work her way out of that particular divot. Or even better, how to sink in and absorb its particular comforts.”
― The Nest
― The Nest
“I thought of all the others who had tried to tie her to the ground and failed. So I resisted showing her the songs and poems I had written, knowing that too much truth can ruin a thing. And if that meant she wasn't entirely mine, what of it? I would be the one she could always return to without fear of recrimination or question. So I did not try to win her and contented myself with playing a beautiful game. But there was always a part of me that hoped for more, and so there was a part of me that was always a fool.”
― The Wise Man's Fear
― The Wise Man's Fear
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
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