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“She stared out at the ocean, to avoid any awkward chatting.”

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Matt Haig is a British novelist born in 1975. His works are known for their humor and profound emotional insight, enjoying great popularity among readers. Haig's writing spans a variety of genres, including science fiction, fantasy, and realism. more

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“In this life, she clearly had no taste. But since when did taste have anything to do with happiness?”

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“Nora noticed something was happening to her face. She was — could she be? — smiling. And naturally, not just because someone expected her to.”

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“Then she noted a piece of graffiti on a low wall which said THE WORLD IS ON FIRE and another that said ONE EARTH = ONE CHANCE and her smile faded. After all, a different life didn't mean a different planet.”

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“She had no idea where she lived or what she did or where she was meant to be heading after the swimming pool, but there was something quite freeing about that. To be existing without any expectation, even her own.”

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“FIRE Every part of her That changed That got scraped off Because of schoolyard laughter Or the advice of grown-ups Long gone — And the pain of friends Already dead. She collected those bits off the floor, Like wood shavings. And she made them into fuel. Into fire. And burned. Bright enough to see for ever.”

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“She had sleepy eyes and a vacant expression, as if the zombies she was shooting had slightly infected her.”

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“It was weird, to have your own body offer clues to a mystery.”

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“She sensed it was her magazine, given she had always liked reading it, and had been known — even in recent times — to buy it on the occasional spontaneous whim as no online version ever did the photos justice.”

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“Cats.' 'What about them?' 'They've got a parasite. Toxoplas-something.' Nora knew this. She had known this since she was a teen, doing her work experience at Bedford Animal Rescue Centre. 'Toxoplasmosis.' 'That's it! Well, I was listening to this podcast, right...and there's this theory that this international group of billionaires infected the cats with it so that they could take over the world by making humans dumber and dumber. I mean, think about it. There are cats everywhere.”

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