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The black liquid smelled about as appetizing as Satan’s piss, but it was late and there was no sleep in my immediate future. I took a wincing sip.
“There are silly, proper tears now. I’ll let them fall. If you don’t cry sometimes, you’ll end up crying all the time.”
― The Thursday Murder Club
― The Thursday Murder Club
“Did anyone ever chide you for not listening? And did you ever reply, “Sorry, I was somewhere else”? Well, if you were “somewhere else,” then where were you? And how did you get back again?”
― The Happiness Trap: How to Stop Struggling and Start Living: A Guide to ACT
― The Happiness Trap: How to Stop Struggling and Start Living: A Guide to ACT
“From that point on, I guess I sort of realized that my imagination, which made life, tolerable, needed to be kept a secret from the rest of the world. But if you keep something hidden away, all tied up, it’s hard to summon it when you really need it.”
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“The Ranger troop!” said Rooster, with some contempt. “I tell you what you do. You go tell John Wesley Hardin about the Ranger troop. Don’t tell me and sis.”
― True Grit
― True Grit
“Thank you, John. I think I need to send a text message.” Elizabeth takes out her phone. “I don’t think you’re supposed to use your mobile telephone in here, Elizabeth,” says John. She gives a kindly shrug. “Well, imagine if we only ever did what we were supposed to, John.” “You have a point there, Elizabeth,” agrees John, and goes back to his book.”
― The Thursday Murder Club
― The Thursday Murder Club
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