Emily Jo Donovan

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Eileen

by Ottessa Moshfegh

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Emily Jo’s Quotes

“Time may pass, but the memory of the people we've loved doesn't grow old. It is only we who age.”
― Laura Imai Messina, The Phone Box at the Edge of the World

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“Of all the words of mice and men, the saddest are, “It might have been.”
― Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle

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“I related to the guillotine the most: I, too, was a direct descendant of gravity, born from women who belonged inside their countries the way blades belonged inside a body.”
― K-Ming Chang, Bestiary

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“Too much sunshine makes a desert.”
― Jasmine Warga, Other Words for Home

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“There is an Arabic proverb that says:
She makes you feel
like a loaf of freshly baked bread.

It is said about
the nicest
kindest
people.
The type of people
who help you
rise.”
― Jasmine Warga, Other Words for Home

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