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Memory likes its cruel tricks with the objects of our nostalgic yearnings. They usually turn out to be smaller, dishearteningly trite, when finally reencountered in real life.
“It’s always been weird to imagine Jacob dating Crash, but now that Red was in the picture, maybe I could see it. We all have our types, and maybe Crash thrived best against a backdrop of self-righteousness.”
― Bitter Pill
― Bitter Pill
“I like the sea, but it’s not a creature I want to take liberties with.”
― The Wreck of the Mary Deare
― The Wreck of the Mary Deare
“Kitty wore her cynicism well, but Leonard had known her before the war and he could see all the stitches that were holding the costume together.”
― The Clockmaker's Daughter
― The Clockmaker's Daughter
“Anyone who meets me when I’m dressed professionally is surprised to find out I have tattoos, but anyone who knows me from my real life—at concerts, coffee shops, or just around—thinks my professional drag looks out of place.”
― In the Middle of Somewhere
― In the Middle of Somewhere
“He couldn’t shake the feeling that Blake was the sort of man who lived so deeply in denial about so many things, covering that denial with the veneer of a genial man, that he was no longer aware of any sort of truth at all.”
― Just a Little Danger
― Just a Little Danger
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