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“Life, for Colin, was one long brace against pain and disappointment, and everybody apart from his wife was an enemy until proven otherwise.”
― The Casual Vacancy
― The Casual Vacancy
“Gavin saw a grave purely as a marker for the place where a corpse was decomposing; a nasty thought, yet people took it into their heads to visit and bring flowers, as though it might yet recover.”
― The Casual Vacancy
― The Casual Vacancy
“Imagine that it's sugar," Korbyn said. 'You're riding across candy.'
"Salt can never be sugar," Fennik said.
"We should talk about the definition of the word 'imagine'.”
― Vessel
"Salt can never be sugar," Fennik said.
"We should talk about the definition of the word 'imagine'.”
― Vessel
“Krystal’s slow passage up the school had resembled the passage of a goat through the body of a boa constrictor, being highly visible and uncomfortable for both parties concerned.”
― The Casual Vacancy
― The Casual Vacancy
“It was strange how your brain could know what your heart refused to accept.”
― The Casual Vacancy
― The Casual Vacancy
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