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A child has little defense against the sight of a parent laid low. Parents, like the earth beneath our feet and the sun above our heads, are immutable objects, eternal and reliable. If one should fall, who might vouch the sun itself won’t
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Best quote I ever read about the loss of a parent
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“It made sense that Tina was in Eleanor’s gym class—because gym was an extension of hell, and Tina was definitely a demon. A weird, miniature demon. Like a toy demon. Or a teacup. And she had a whole gang of lesser demons, all dressed in matching gym suits. Actually, everyone wore matching gym suits.”
― Eleanor & Park
― Eleanor & Park
“Part of pattern recognition is talent, but a whole lot of it is practice: if you read enough and give what you read enough thought, you begin to see patterns, archetypes, recurrences.”
― How to Read Literature Like a Professor Revised: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines
― How to Read Literature Like a Professor Revised: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines
“Her mom looked tired when Eleanor got home. Like more tired than usual. Hard and crumbling at the edges.”
― Eleanor & Park
― Eleanor & Park
“It is so proud, so grand, and in places so beautiful and yet it displays all the disgusting features of a bloated glutton. The city as a body is a caricature of the human body: smelly, dirty, commanding, rich, and indulgent.”
― The Time Traveler's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century
― The Time Traveler's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century
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