Tell Me Lies
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Sometimes you make up your mind about something without knowing why, and your decision persists by the power of inertia. Every year it gets harder to change. —Milan Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being
“- Still reading, Miss St John? You read a lot, don't you?
- It saves me from conversation.”
― Winter in the Air
- It saves me from conversation.”
― Winter in the Air
“I really feel sorry for people who think things like soap dishes or mirrors or Coke bottles are ugly, because they're surrounded by things like that all day long, and it must make them miserable.”
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“She knew it was up to her to say what had to be said. To do what had to be done. When there is only you, you do not get to choose which jobs you want, you do not get to decide you are incapable of anything. There is no room for distaste or weakness. You must do it all. All of the ugliness, the sadness, the things most people can't stand to even think about, all must live inside of you. You must be capable of everything.”
― Malibu Rising
― Malibu Rising
“You tread lightly through life, but you leave deep footprints that are hard for other people to fill.”
― One Day in December
― One Day in December
“She could never feel love for him. Love was what she felt for birds—a free gift, unrequired, unrequited, invulnerable.”
― Kingdoms of Elfin
― Kingdoms of Elfin
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