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“The most obvious conclusions are the ones I try to avoid”
― Magpie Murders
― Magpie Murders
“It's strange when you think about it. There are hundreds and hundreds of murders in books and television. It would be hard for narrative fiction to survive without them. And yet there are almost none in real life, unless you happen to live in the wrong area. Why is it that we have such a need for murder mystery? And what is it that attracts us? The crime, or the solution? Do we have some primal need of bloodshed because our own lives are so safe, so comfortable?”
― Magpie Murders
― Magpie Murders
“She wasn't actually chewing gum, but her demeanor was very much that of a gum chewer.”
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“But I’m not sure it actually matters what we read. Our lives continue along the straight lines that have been set out for us. Fiction merely allows us a glimpse of the alternative.”
― Magpie Murders
― Magpie Murders
“There are days when I feel so lightly connected to the earth that the threads that tether me to the planet are gossamer thin, spun sugar. A strong gust of wind could dislodge me completely, and I’d lift off and blow away, like one of those seeds in a dandelion clock. The threads tighten slightly from Monday to Friday.”
― Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
― Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
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