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“He said, "People wait their whole lives for the kind of happiness we have.”

Quote by Melissa Bank

Book:The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing

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The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing

This novel delves into the life of a young woman as she navigates the challenges of romance, family dynamics, and self-identity. The story is told with wit and depth, offering a nuanced look at the complexities of human connections and the journey towards self-understanding. more

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Melissa Bank, born in 1961, is an American author known for her unique perspective and profound insights into the lives of women. Her works have gained acclaim for their delicate prose and in-depth exploration of female experiences. more

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“She said that her father's death had been the hardest thing in her life. "We are all children until our fathers die.”

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“You sense that he's dangerous but don't now why - and wonder if it's because he makes you feel safer than you've ever felt.”

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“I hate weddings,' she says. 'They make me feel so unmarried. Actually, even brushing my teeth makes me feel unmarried.”

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“We need the books that affect us like a disaster, that grieve us deeply, like the death of someone we loved more than ourselves, like being banished into forests far from everyone, like a suicide. A book must be the axe for the frozen sea inside us.”

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“We all have moments of weakness. It’s how we recover from them that really counts.”

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“Three or four times only in my youth did I glimpse the Joyous Isles, before they were lost to fogs, depressions, cold fronts, ill winds, and contrary tides... I mistook them for adulthood. Assuming they were a fixed feature in my life's voyage, I neglected to record their latitude, their longitude, their approach. Young ruddy fool. What wouldn't I give now for a never-changing map of the ever-constant ineffable? To possess, as it were, an atlas of clouds.”