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“His expression was impassive. Somewhere, I just knew, he must have a slew of illegitimate children, all named Bartholomew.”
― The Madwoman Upstairs
― The Madwoman Upstairs
“I call that creativity," Orville said. "The purpose of literature is to teach you how to THINK, not how to be practical. Learning to discover the connective tissue between seemingly unrelated events is the only way we are equipped to understand patterns in the real world.”
― The Madwoman Upstairs
― The Madwoman Upstairs
“My father used to say that all protagonists were versions of the author who wrote them—even if it meant the author had to acknowledge a side of himself that he did not know existed. It just required courage.”
― The Madwoman Upstairs
― The Madwoman Upstairs
“The great reward given to intelligent people is that they can invent all the rules and equate any dissent with stupidity.”
― The Madwoman Upstairs
― The Madwoman Upstairs
“Clothes are like friends and fake plants: invest in the ones that will last.”
― Grace & Style: The Art of Pretending You Have It
― Grace & Style: The Art of Pretending You Have It
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