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“Years later, I remember the waxy taste of the yellow paint, the papery taste of splintered wood, the sharp metallic of the graphite.”

School Memories Childhood Pencils

Book:The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir

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“In the books I find the thrum of everything unsayable. The characters weep the way I want to, love the way I want to, cry, die, beat their breasts, and bray with life.”

Life Reading Books Self Discovery Book Lovers Bookworm Characters In Books

Book:The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir

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“What is complicated about my relationship to my parents’ house is that it has never been uncomplicated. It’s always had pain. It’s always had love.”

Love Pain Parents

Book:The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir

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“The sight of a palm tree silhouetted against the sky made even his life feel like a movie”

Life Hope Life Quotes Sky Movie Palm Trees

Book:The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir

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“My sisters and I stand on the deck, the shale tile cool against the soles of our feet - for a week it seems we never have to wear shoes - and take turns twirling, the matching turquoise silk skirts my mother bought us sliding coolly up our legs, our laughter flying out over the ocean. We are all light and happy and far, far away from home.”

Childhood Sensations Holidays Barefoot Coolness Dramatic Of Sensibility

Book:The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir

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“dragonflies circled me, the sun knifing off the brilliant blues and yellows of their bodies.”

Nature Beauty Insects Colourful Vivid Imagery

Book:The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir

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