“I was young, still so young, that I thought my lack of wholeness was somehow my fault. I had no idea everyone feels this way—that the most essential part of growing up is figuring out where your empty places are and learning how to fill them by, and for, yourself.”
― Bittersweet
― Bittersweet
“A man could learn all he needed to know about women if he went to the Narberth Rugby Football Club bar for a drink and listened.”
― The Thoughts and Happenings of Wilfred Price Purveyor of Superior Funerals
― The Thoughts and Happenings of Wilfred Price Purveyor of Superior Funerals
“Morally, magic is just indefensible.”
― Among Others
― Among Others
“In the unlikely event…she hears the flight attendant saying in her head. Life is a series of unlikely events, isn’t it? Hers certainly is. One unlikely event after another, adding up to a rich, complicated whole. And who knows what’s still to come? Lily looks out the window, then back at her. “My dad says unlikely events aren’t all bad. There are good ones, too.”
― In the Unlikely Event
― In the Unlikely Event
“you have to have a good vocabulary to do magic. And you have to be able to think on your feet. And be brave enough to speak up. And have an ear for a solid turn of phrase. And you have to actually understand what you’re saying—how the words translate into magic.”
― Carry On
― Carry On
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