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“What I say is, a town isn’t a town without a bookstore. It may call itself a town, but unless it’s got a bookstore, it knows it’s not foolin’ a soul”).”
― American Gods
― American Gods
“Happily ever after, or even just together ever after, is not cheesy,” Wren said. “It’s the noblest, like, the most courageous thing two people can shoot for.”
― Fangirl
― Fangirl
“I fight for the Union because America is supposed to be a land where people can be free from tyranny, where families aren’t ripped apart to make a profit, where men aren’t whipped for speaking their mind and women aren’t abused worse than brood mares.”
― An Extraordinary Union
― An Extraordinary Union
“Never worry about what you say to a man. They’re so conceited that they never believe you mean it if it’s unflattering.”
― The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
― The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
“Near as she could figure, government was just the biggest of the big cons, with everybody trying to get the best of it for themselves and sting the other guys.”
― City of Lies
― City of Lies
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