“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
“Mühim olan, problem çıkarmaktı; çözüm nasılsa bulunurdu.”
― Dublörün Dilemması
― Dublörün Dilemması
“Be wise. Be brave. Be tricky.”
― Coraline
― Coraline
“I would have had him hanged from the yardarm, hick—if somebody hadn't stolen the, hick, yardarm, hick. At dawn, hick—if somebody hadn't stolen the dawn.”
― Galápagos
― Galápagos
“He was not sure what he had been looking for. He only knew that he had not found it.”
― Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders
― Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders
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