“What I wanted most was a life of vigorous quality.”
― The Prince of Tides
― The Prince of Tides
“That's the worst, I think. When the secret stays locked within not for want of a teller but for want of an understanding ear.”
― The Body
― The Body
“And each year, I lose a little bit more of what made me special as a kid. I don’t think as much or question as much. I dare nothing. I put nothing on the line. Even my passions are now frayed and pathetic.”
― The Prince of Tides
― The Prince of Tides
“I want to go someplace where nobody knows me and I don't have any black marks against me before I start.”
― The Body
― The Body
“Like many men and women who make egregious and irretrievable mistakes with their own children, she would redeem herself by becoming the perfect grandmother.”
― The Prince of Tides
― The Prince of Tides
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