His store is set on the edge of the burg, a comfy residential chunk of Trenton where houses and minds are proud to be narrow and hearts are generously wide open.
“She reminded herself bitterly that this was what curiosity had bought her: fifty keystones for a singer who refused to sing, a friend who wasn't her friend, some one who was hers and yet would never be hers.”
― The Winner's Curse
― The Winner's Curse
“One swallow is a coincidence, but two swallows make summer.”
― The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
― The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
“Arin smiled. It was a true smile, which let her know that all the others he had given her were not.”
― The Winner's Curse
― The Winner's Curse
“What's real and what's true aren't necessarily the same.”
― Midnight’s Children
― Midnight’s Children
“Knowledge is no guarantee of good behavior, but ignorance is a virtual guarantee of bad behavior.”
― Not for Profit: Why Democracy Needs the Humanities
― Not for Profit: Why Democracy Needs the Humanities
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