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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

“Stray bullets and consequences are landing on our unsuspecting bodies even now.”
― Tommy Orange, There There

“Fiction is the great lie that tells the truth about how the world lives!”
― Abraham Verghese, The Covenant of Water

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