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“It was almost funny. Life seemed downright accidental in its brevity, and death a punch line to a lousy joke.”
― Maureen Johnson, The Name of the Star

“I remember how, at first, I had felt the tension in his lips, as if he was trying to make a barrier between us - then they had relaxed, parted slightly. And that's when I had known he wanted to kiss me, wanted to give in. That little parting of the lips, the little sigh that came out... I would hear that sigh forever. That little, little sound when the whole world seemed to open up.”
― Maureen Johnson, The Madness Underneath

“I could pretend, at least, and if I pretended long enough, maybe I could make it into a reality.”
― Maureen Johnson, The Name of the Star

“Do you ever sing in the car?"
"Generally not. But I am driving a police car."
"I think people would like a singing policeman. Makes life seem more like a musical. Like Foot-tastic."
"You can talk for a long time about nothing."
"I certainly can, you charming man!”
― Maureen Johnson, The Madness Underneath