“Settling into a new country is like getting used to a new pair of shoes. At first they pinch a little, but you like the way they look, so you carry on. The longer you have them, the more comfortable they become. Until one day without realizing it you reach a glorious plateau. Wearing those shoes is like wearing no shoes at all. The more scuffed they get, the more you love them and the more you can't imagine life without them.”
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“...I wondered if it was blasphemous to tell God that rainbows are kitsch.”
“My father used to say that stories are part of the most precious heritage of mankind.”
“She's...just a girl, you know. Like most girls: something and nothing.”