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The Wish
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When I thought back, it seemed like I’d spent all my time trying to get people to like me, as opposed to figuring out whether I liked them.
“But they had already tried, again and again and again, and always, when the first crashing wave of mutual longing subsided, the ugly wreck of the past lay revealed again, its shadow lying darkly over everything they tried to rebuild.”
― The Cuckoo's Calling
― The Cuckoo's Calling
“Odors have a power of persuasion stronger than that of words, appearances, emotions, or will. The persuasive power of an odor cannot be fended off, it enters into us like breath into our lungs, it fills us up, imbues us totally. There is no remedy for it.”
― Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
― Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
“Being left makes you doubt your ability to keep people, even friends.”
― Garden Spells
― Garden Spells
“People said Ove saw the world in black and white. But she was color. All the color he had.”
― A Man Called Ove
― A Man Called Ove
“Autumn felt like the whole world was browned and roasted until it was so tender it was about to fall away from the bone.”
― First Frost
― First Frost
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