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“If only there could be an invention that bottled up a memory, like scent. And it never faded, and it never got stale. And then, when one wanted it, the bottle could be uncorked, and it would be like living the moment all over again.”
― Rebecca
― Rebecca
“And there it was again. Another religion turned against itself. Another edifice constructed by the human mind, decimated by human nature.”
― The God of Small Things
― The God of Small Things
“You have a choice in this world, I believe, about how to tell sad stories, and we made the funny choice.”
― The Fault in Our Stars
― The Fault in Our Stars
“Without pain, how could we know joy?' This is an old argument in the field of thinking about suffering and its stupidity and lack of sophistication could be plumbed for centuries but suffice it to say that the existence of broccoli does not, in any way, affect the taste of chocolate.”
― The Fault in Our Stars
― The Fault in Our Stars
“Please believe that one single positive dream is more important than a thousand negative realities.”
― Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter
― Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter
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