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“Most people, in my opinion, steal much of what they are. If they didn't what poor items they would be.”

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Julian Barnes, born on January 19, 1946, is a distinguished British writer. His works span across various genres including novels, essays, and criticism, known for their unique literary style and profound insights into human nature. more

“Something in my gut twisted so hard that it felt like I was being tickled by an invisible hand, and it took me a moment to realize what it was. Hope. It had been so long since I'd felt it that the sensation was like something living inside me, something wonderful waiting to break free, just like I was.”

Long Hard Moments Hands Felt Waiting Realizing Break Wonderful Invisible Guts Sensations Twisted Like Something Invisible Hand

Author:Alexander Gordon Smith

“The human mind is a powerful thing in many ways, but in others it's endlessly fragile—it takes only a single moment of pure terror to tear a hole in it, like a finger through a cobweb, leaving you forever just a shadow, a half-person.”

Way Mind Humans Persons Moments Powerful Half Forever Tears Pure Shadow Fingers Leaving Terror Holes Human Mind Fragile Cobwebs

Book:Escape from Furnace 2: Solitary

Source: Escape from Furnace 2: Solitary

“Better to be a spirit with the earth beneath you than a corpse pinned tight by the weight of the world.”

World Earth Spirit Weight Corpses Weight Of The World

Book:Escape from Furnace 2: Solitary

Source: Escape from Furnace 2: Solitary

“And no, it wasn't shame I now felt, or guilt, but something rarer in my life and stronger than both: remorse. A feeling which is more complicated, curdled, and primeval. Whose chief characteristic is that nothing can be done about it: too much time has passed, too much damage has been done, for amends to be made.”

Has Beens Made Done Feelings Felt Too Much Stronger Shame Guilt Complicated Chiefs Damage Characteristics Remorse Amends Primeval

Book:The Sense of an Ending

Source: The Sense of an Ending

“Jem put the full force of himself into each smile, so that he seemed to be smiling with his eyes, his heart, his whole being.”

Heart Whole Eye Force His Eyes Jem

Book:Clockwork Prince

Source: Clockwork Prince

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