It was cold – close to freezing – and perfectly still. It was just the way it should be. The river had gone to sleep.
“Despite your best efforts, people are going to be hurt when it's time for them to be hurt.”
― Norwegian Wood
― Norwegian Wood
“I don't ask myself what did I live for, said Carlene strongly. That is a man's question. I ask whom did I live for. ”
― On Beauty
― On Beauty
“A guy needs somebody―to be near him. A guy goes nuts if he ain't got nobody. Don't make no difference who the guy is, long's he's with you. I tell ya, I tell ya a guy gets too lonely an' he gets sick.”
― Of Mice and Men
― Of Mice and Men
“In the joy of others, lies our own.”
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“While I fear that we're drawn to what abandons us, and to what seems most likely to abandon us, in the end I believe we're defined by what embraces us.”
― The Tender Bar: A Memoir
― The Tender Bar: A Memoir
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