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“What is the meaning of life? That was all- a simple question; one that tended to close in on one with years, the great revelation had never come. The great revelation perhaps never did come. Instead, there were little daily miracles, illuminations, matches struck unexpectedly in the dark; here was one.”
― To the Lighthouse
― To the Lighthouse
“I am drowning, my dear, in seas of fire.”
― To the Lighthouse
― To the Lighthouse
“There was such fear in the world. But love was everywhere if you looked. It was the best thing about humans. That they could stare into the abyss and still open up their hearts. A spit in the eye to fear.”
― Before the Devil Breaks You
― Before the Devil Breaks You
“Life, woman, life is God's most precious gift; no principle, however glorious, may justify the taking of it.”
― The Crucible
― The Crucible
“Your mother and I do not approve of drinking. Have you not heard of the Eighteenth Amendment?”
“Prohibition? I drink to its health whenever I can.”
― The Diviners
“Prohibition? I drink to its health whenever I can.”
― The Diviners
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