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“The irony being: I was steeped in irony. I was the one whose entire attendance at Granby felt ironic. I was the one whose clothes and posters were ironic. Whereas they (I believed) sailed through life sincerely, with their layered haircuts and North Face and plaid miniskirts. So when I replied with “Oh my God, you too,” even though the girl in question was wearing her lacrosse uniform, I enjoyed the look of confusion, then the unsubtle roll of eyes Beth would share with Rachel.”
― Rebecca Makkai, I Have Some Questions For You

“We’ve got story enough here to eff up more than one young life, but it is a project.”
― Barbara Kingsolver, Demon Copperhead

“But the wicked have a different head for numbers than most. Any bad they do will end up on the side of never-mind. What’s done to them weighs double.”
― Barbara Kingsolver, Demon Copperhead

“Readers vary, when it comes to having the imagination to enjoy a story outside their own experiences.”
― John Irving, The Last Chairlift