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anulekha’s Quotes

“It is a lovely oddity of human nature that a person is more inclined to interrupt two people in conversation than one person alone with a book.”
― Amor Towles, Rules of Civility

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“That's the problem with living in New York. You've got no New York to run away to.”
― Amor Towles, Rules of Civility

tags: new-york-city

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“Why do we write? A chorus erupts.
Because we cannot simply live.”
― Patti Smith, Devotion

tags: devotion, life, patti-smith, poetry, writing

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“I was half asleep but I smiled. In spite of all his irritating qualities, I couldn't help liking a man who despised a fictional character with such passion.”
― David Benioff, City of Thieves

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“If we only fell in love with people who were perfect for us...then there wouldn't be so much fuss about love in the first place.”
― Amor Towles, Rules of Civility

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