“I wadn’t aware that words could hold so much. I didn’t know a sentence could be so full.”
― Where the Crawdads Sing
― Where the Crawdads Sing
“I’ll burn down the entire fucking Parliament if I have to.”
― Twisted Games
― Twisted Games
“once you can read anything you can learn everything.”
― Where the Crawdads Sing
― Where the Crawdads Sing
“Slowly, she unraveled each word of the sentence: “‘There are some who can live without wild things, and some who cannot.’” “Oh,” she said. “Oh.” “You can read, Kya. There will never be a time again when you can’t read.” “It ain’t just that.” She spoke almost in a whisper. “I wadn’t aware that words could hold so much. I didn’t know a sentence could be so full.” He smiled. “That’s a very good sentence. Not all words hold that much.”
― Where the Crawdads Sing
― Where the Crawdads Sing
“I am so lucky. I have a beautiful house, a fulfilling career, and a husband who is kind and mild mannered and incredibly handsome. And as Nate pulls the car onto the road and starts driving in the direction of the school, all I can think to myself is that I hope a truck blows through a stop sign, plows into the Honda, and kills us both instantly.”
― The Teacher
― The Teacher
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