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“Small children believe themselves to be gods, or some of them do, and they can only be satisfied when the rest of the world goes along with their way of seeing things.”
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
“I remembered that, and, remembering that, I remembered everything.”
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
“. . . I lay on the bed and lost myself in the stories.
I liked that. Books were safer than other people anyway.”
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
I liked that. Books were safer than other people anyway.”
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
“Different people remember things differently, and you'll not get any two people to remember anything the same, whether they were there or not.”
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
“So you used to know everything?"
She wrinkled her nose. "Everybody did. I told you. It's nothing special, knowing how things work. And you really do have to give it all up if you want to play."
"To play what?"
"This," she said. She waved at the house and the sky and the impossible full moon and the skeins and the shawls and clusters of bright stars.”
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
She wrinkled her nose. "Everybody did. I told you. It's nothing special, knowing how things work. And you really do have to give it all up if you want to play."
"To play what?"
"This," she said. She waved at the house and the sky and the impossible full moon and the skeins and the shawls and clusters of bright stars.”
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
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