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“Julian tried to keep a pleasant smile on his face, though already it felt strained. He was uncomfortable with people who used the word blessed as a part of their everyday speech. The implication was that God was intervening in the minutiae of their lives, hanging around and helping them with their jobs or children or household chores as though He had nothing better to do.
Maybe it was true, Julian thought wryly. Maybe that was why there were wars and murders and earthquakes and hurricanes. God was too busy helping real estate agents find new listings to deal with those other issues.”
― Bentley Little, The Haunted

“The only thing worse than a boy who hates you: a boy that loves you.”
― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief

“A light wind blew through here that carried with it scents of sadness and loss, not recognizable odors but smells that corresponded to nothing, chimerical fragrances able to evoke melancholic memories.”
― Bentley Little, The Vanishing

“I have hated words and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right.”
― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief