“I like the way he danced. And then I like the way we danced together.”
― Anita Diamant, quote from Good Harbor
“Mind your business" had been the motto of her childhood. But now that seemed like a failing in a friend.”
― Anita Diamant, quote from Good Harbor
“And then what do I do?” Joyce asked, her voice suddenly pinched.”
― Anita Diamant, quote from Good Harbor
“I need a bathroom. And there are way too many people around here for us to”
― Anita Diamant, quote from Good Harbor
“with breast cancer.” Father Sherry’s hand was resting on the statue’s shoulder. “Theresa was”
― Anita Diamant, quote from Good Harbor
“Could she be a friend to the writer of a bad book?”
― Anita Diamant, quote from Good Harbor
“I was crying on the back-porch swing. You came out with a corsage of fresh forget-me-nots and roses, and a handkerchief. You told me any guy worth my time would always come to me with flowers and a handkerchief. One to make me smile, and the other to dry my tears, because a smart guy knows women need to cry as much as they need to laugh.”
― Joey W. Hill, quote from Hostile Takeover
“Could your god and this infernal be called enemies, then?"
"It is more complicated than that. God knew what was going to happen, of course. The divine has a plan for the infernal. Because all is of God and nothing of God can truly be destroyed, the infernal must instead be transmuted. It must realise its error, comprehend the illogicality of its existence, and choose to become part of the divine. When all is converted, the erroneous potential will no longer exist. Perfection will be achieved. We are all subjects, substances, in this greatest alchemy, the Great Work of God.”
― K.J. Bishop, quote from The Etched City
“Why do you even want to be here with me? You can barely stand to look at me for the most part, let alone be around me. I'm doing you a favor here, Nathan. I'm freeing you of me."
"Wait...Stay."
"No."
"I'm not asking."
"I thought we were done."
"We'll never be done.”
― Samantha Towle, quote from First Bitten
“Fred is staying with his mother these holidays. She's living in London for six months, in Chelsea, studying Georgian underwear at the National Art Library. It's a thesis, not a fetish.”
― Fiona Wood, quote from Six Impossible Things
“This is how your heart gets
snagged, like a balloon on a barbed-wire fence, this is where pieces of you get torn away.”
― Pete Wentz, quote from Gray
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