Margot

“With distaste, Harriet reflected upon how life had beaten down the adults she knew, every single grown-up. Something strangled them as they grew older, made them doubt their own powers-laziness? Habit? Their grip slackened; they stopped fighting and resigned themselves to what happened. "That's Life." That's what they all said. "That's Life, Harriet, that's just how it is, you'll see.”
― Donna Tartt, The Little Friend

“She constantly piles up her hair with her hands and then lets it fall. She laughs, but there is no sound. It's all in silence - she is made out of yesterdays.”
― James Salter

“As Rilke says, there are no classes for beginners in life, the most difficult thing is always asked of one right away.”
― James Salter, A Sport and a Pastime

“Besides I think it's good to change the place where one sleeps from time to time. I believe it gives one more interesting dreams.”
― Donna Tartt, The Secret History