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“You could ask for hugs if you were feeling sad or you'd hurt yourself, but when it happened spontaneously it made you feel warm inside.”

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Mark Haddon

Mark Haddon is a renowned British novelist known for his unique narrative style and profound psychological insights. His works often explore complex human nature and social issues from a child's perspective. Born on September 26, 1962, in the United Kingdom, his debut novel 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time' was published in 2003 and received widespread acclaim. more

“Everything he had ever done that had been better left undone. Every lie he had told — told to himself, or told to others. Every little hurt, and all the great hurts. Each one was pulled out of him, detail by detail, inch by inch. The demon stripped away the cover of forgetfulness, stripped everything down to truth, and it hurt more than anything.”

Littles Done Lying Left Hurt Details Demon Inches It Hurts Undone Forgetfulness

Book:Selections from Fragile Things, Volume Three: 5 Short Fictions and Wonders

Source: Selections from Fragile Things, Volume Three: 5 Short Fictions and Wonders

“It was a hollow victory they gave me. A crown...it was the girl I prayed them for. Your sister, safe... and mine again as she was meant to be. I ask you, Ned, what good is it to wear a crown?”

Girl Asks Mines Victory Safe Meant To Be Crowns Hollow Were Meant To Be

Book:George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones 5-Book Boxed Set (Song of Ice and Fire Series): A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and and A Dance with Dragons

Source: George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones 5-Book Boxed Set (Song of Ice and Fire Series): A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and and A Dance with Dragons

“She struggled with her sadness, but tried to conceal it, to divide it into smaller and smaller parts and scatter these in places she thought no one would find them.”

Sadness Divides

Author:Nicole Krauss

“And I have tried to forget him, I have tried to convince myself that it was just one of those things, but it’s difficult to do that when my body is standing here, eight feet deep in the earth of northern France, while my heart remains by a stream in a clearing in England where I left it weeks ago.”