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Quote by Alice Sebold

“Ruth hadn't talked to my sister since before my death, and then it was only to excuse herself in the hallway at school. But she'd seen Lindsey walking home with Samuel and seen her smile with him. She watched as my sister said yes to pancakes and no to everything else. She had tried to imagine herself being my sister as she had spent time imagining being me.”

Author

Alice Sebold

Alice Sebold is an American author born on September 6, 1963. Her works are known for their profound psychological descriptions and unique narrative style, with notable titles including 'The Lovely Bones' and 'Black Swan'. She explores themes of humanity, memory, and redemption in her writing. more

“Writing is something that you don't know how to do. You sit down and it's something that happens, or it may not happen. So, how can you teach anybody how to write? It's beyond me, because you yourself don't even know if you're going to be able to. I'm always worried, well, you know, every time I go upstairs with my wine bottle. Sometimes I'll sit at that typewriter for fifteen minutes, you know. I don't go up there to write. The typewriter's up there. If it doesn't start moving, I say, well this could be the night that I hit the dust.”

Ifs Knows Writing Wells May Sometimes Happens Able Moving Night Fear Teach Know How Minutes Down And Wine Dust Worried Bottles Fifteen Typewriters Writer's Block Upstairs

Author:Charles Bukowski

“And I can see Russia from my house.”

I Can House Russia Saturday Night Live

Author:Tina Fey

“I gave you justice, it said, as I was taught it. And I gave you mercy , too, so far as I could. While I could not spare you pain and humiliation, I make you a gift of my own pains and humiliations, that yours might be easier to bear.”

Said Might Pain Justice My Own Taught Bears Easier Mercy Spares Humiliation

Book:The Outlander Series 8-Book Bundle: Outlander, Dragonfly in Amber, Voyager, Drums of Autumn, The Fiery Cross, A Breath of Snow and Ashes, An Echo in the Bone, Written in My Own Heart's Blood

Source: The Outlander Series 8-Book Bundle: Outlander, Dragonfly in Amber, Voyager, Drums of Autumn, The Fiery Cross, A Breath of Snow and Ashes, An Echo in the Bone, Written in My Own Heart's Blood

“I was the shadow of the waxwing slain/By the false azure in the windowpane.”

Shadow Azure Windowpane

Book:The Annotated Lolita: Revised and Updated

Source: The Annotated Lolita: Revised and Updated

“When humans were young, they were pushed around in strollers. When they were old, they were pushed around in wheelchairs. In between, they were just pushed around.”

Humans Young Wheelchairs Strollers

Book:Skinny Legs and All

Source: Skinny Legs and All

“Of the Seven Dwarfs, the only one who shaved was Dopey. That should tell us something about the wisdom of shaving.”

Should Seven Dwarfs Shaving

Book:Skinny Legs and All

Source: Skinny Legs and All