“The best books, they don't talk about things you never thought about before. They talk about things you'd always thought about, but that you didn't think anyone else had thought about. You read them, and suddenly you're a little bit less alone in the world. You're part of this cosmic community of people who've thought about this thing, whatever it happens to be.”
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― We All Looked Up
“The only way he could truly stick out in New Orleans was if he were walking down the street on fire.”
― Imogene in New Orleans
― Imogene in New Orleans
“When I am an old woman I shall wear purple. With a red hat which doesn't go, and doesn't suit me.”
― Warning: When I Am an Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple
― Warning: When I Am an Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple
“Even the sidewalks in New Orleans had personality.”
― Imogene in New Orleans
― Imogene in New Orleans
“Sometimes we want what we want even if we know it’s going to kill us.”
― The Goldfinch
― The Goldfinch
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