Dory
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“Writers remember everything...especially the hurts. Strip a writer to the buff, point to the scars, and he'll tell you the story of each small one. From the big ones you get novels. A little talent is a nice thing to have if you want to be a writer, but the only real requirement is the ability to remember the story of every scar.
Art consists of the persistence of memory.”
― Misery
Art consists of the persistence of memory.”
― Misery
“...stupidity is one of the two things we see most clearly in retrospect. The other is missed chances.”
― 11/22/63
― 11/22/63
“But sorry is the Kool-Aid of human emotions. [...] True sorrow is as rare as true love.”
― Carrie
― Carrie
“He had discovered that there was not just one God but many, and some were more than cruel — they were insane, and that changed all. Cruelty, after all, was understandable. With insanity, however, there was no arguing.”
― Misery
― Misery
“But I did become sadder, and sadness gets boring after a while, for the sad person and for everyone around them.”
― The Girl on the Train
― The Girl on the Train
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