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Jill Lov
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He could do only one thing at a time. If he held her, he couldn’t kiss her. If he kissed her, he couldn’t see her. If he saw her, he couldn’t feel her.
Aching desperation
“If he touched her, he couldn't talk to her, if he loved her he couldn't leave, if he spoke he couldn't listen, if he fought he couldn't win.”
― The God of Small Things
― The God of Small Things
“D’you know what happens when you hurt people?’ Ammu said. ‘When you hurt people, they begin to love you less. That’s what careless words do. They make people love you a little less.”
― The God of Small Things
― The God of Small Things
“If you are happy in a dream, Ammu, does that count? Estha asked. "Does what count?" "The happiness does it count?". She knew exactly what he meant, her son with his spoiled puff. Because the truth is, that only what counts, counts....."If you eat fish in a dream, does it count?" Does it mean you've eaten fish?”
― The God of Small Things
― The God of Small Things
“She was perhaps too young to realize that what she assumed was her love for [him] was actually a tentative, timorous, acceptance of herself.”
― The God of Small Things
― The God of Small Things
“That it really began in the days when the Love Laws were made. The laws that lay down who should be loved, and how.
And how much.”
― The God of Small Things
And how much.”
― The God of Small Things
Jill’s 2025 Year in Books
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Favorite Genres
Biography, Classics, Contemporary, Crime, Ebooks, Fiction, History, Memoir, Non-fiction, and Suspense
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