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“THIS IS NOT a book about not doing anything; it’s a book about doing nothing. The difference is in the act: unlike plain indolence, doing nothing is a considered attitude that calls at once for patience and alertness.”
― On Doing Nothing: Finding Inspiration in Idleness
― On Doing Nothing: Finding Inspiration in Idleness
“It is like a gentle kitten is licking the inside of my heart.”
― The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories
― The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories
“Olanna felt the slow sadness of missing a person who was still there.”
― Half of a Yellow Sun
― Half of a Yellow Sun
“I can see you change,” he told us, his eyes narrowed in interest. “Your body language. How you talk. Your eyes. You’re not always the same person, are you?”
― Freshwater
― Freshwater
“Why my wife owned a shotgun, I had no idea. Or ski masks. Neither of us had ever skied. But she didn't explain and I didn't ask. Married life is weird, I felt.”
― The Elephant Vanishes
― The Elephant Vanishes
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