“Romance lives by repetition, and repetition converts an appetite into an art. Besides, each time that one loves is the only time one has ever loved.”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
“The only way to really understand what money means is to have been poor,”
― The Dutch House
― The Dutch House
“Society—civilized society, at least—is never very ready to believe anything to the detriment of those who are both rich and fascinating.”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
“She said the lottery was like love. Providence was not with her, but she was patient.”
― Breath, Eyes, Memory
― Breath, Eyes, Memory
“Alice tried not to think too hard about the previous evening. She had once been told by her favorite aunt that the best way to get through life was not to dwell on things so she packed those events into a suitcase, and shoved it to the back of a mental cupboard,”
― The Giver of Stars
― The Giver of Stars
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