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“And did I pass?" The face of the old woman on my right was unreadable in the gathering dusk. On my left the younger woman said, "You don't pass or fail at being a person, dear.”
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
“That's the trouble with living things. Don't last very long. Kittens one day, old cats the next. And then just memories. And the memories fade and blend and smudge together.”
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
“Oh, monsters are scared," said Lettie. "That's why they're monsters.”
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
“I liked myths. They weren't adult stories and they weren't children's stories. They were better than that. They just were.”
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
“. . . I lay on the bed and lost myself in the stories.
I liked that. Books were safer than other people anyway.”
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
I liked that. Books were safer than other people anyway.”
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
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