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Two versions of him that I couldn’t reconcile in life, and now was even further from understanding in his death.
“I had the epiphany that laughter was light, and light was laughter, and that this was the secret of the universe.”
― The Goldfinch
― The Goldfinch
“I know of a cure for everything: salt water...in one way or the other. Sweat, or tears, or the salt sea.”
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“Writing is work. It’s also gambling. You don’t get a pension plan. Other people can help you a bit, but essentially you’re on your own. Nobody is making you do this: you chose it, so don’t whine.”
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“Remember the quiet wonders. The world has more need of them than it has for warriors.”
― Moonheart
― Moonheart
“Sometimes men want what they don't have because they don't have it. Even if everyone offered to share, they would only want the share that wasn't theirs.”
― The Golem and the Jinni
― The Golem and the Jinni
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