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Book cover for Rivers of London (Rivers of London, #1)
I stuck it out for a couple of hours, but I hate self-pity, especially mine, so I went out and did the next best thing to sticking my head into a bucket of cold water.
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Robertson Davies
“Lots of people do," said Cobbler, "but don’t delude yourself. You’re not the suicidal type."

"Why not?"

"You’re too gabby. People who talk a lot about their troubles never commit suicide; talk’s the greatest safety-valve there is.”
Robertson Davies, Leaven of Malice

Robertson Davies
“What would you do if you were me?" said Solly.

"What would I do in your place?"

"No, no; you’d do something fantastic and get farther into the soup. I want to know what you would do if you were intelligent but prudent. What would you do if you were me?”
Robertson Davies, Leaven of Malice

Jonathan Franzen
“The traveler didn't see how such a place could exist in a world of Lithuanias and Polands. It was a testament to the insulatory effectiveness of political boundaries that power didn't simply arc across the gap between such divergent economic voltages.”
Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections

Jonathan Franzen
“Chip's sphincter had meanwhile dilated nearly to the degree of unconditional surrender.”
Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections

Jonathan Franzen
“It struck him that if he could have sex with this girl for one second he could face his parents confidently, and that if he could keep on having sex with this girl once every minute for as long as his parents were in town he could survive their entire visit.”
Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections

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