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“It was becoming a habit-this concentration on things behind him. Almost as though there were no future to be had. *Milkman*”

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Toni Morrison

Toni Morrison is an American novelist known for her profound portrayal of the history and culture of African Americans. Her works often explore issues of race, gender, and identity, with her most famous novels being 'The Bluest Eye' and 'Sula'. more

“((Doc is getting ready to do a Pap-smear on Reece)) "Looks healthy," Doc commented. "Good, because it hasn't been getting any exercise in quite a while." When she heard Willow smother a laugh, Reece just closed her eyes. She had to remember some old saying about being careful of thoughts. They become words.”

Looks Eye Remember Laughing Heard Ready Exercise Healthy Careful Her Eyes Old Saying

Author:Nora Roberts

“We need to make sure that leaks of classified information, of national security secrets, needs to be rigorously pursued and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”

Needs Law Secret Security Information National Security Pursued Leaks Classified Information

Author:John O. Brennan

“There is such a thing as the poetry of a mistake, and when you say, "Mistakes were made," you deprive an action of its poetry, and you sound like a weasel.”

Made Character Action Sound Mistake Weasels Mistakes Were Made

Book:Burning Down the House: Essays on Fiction

Source: Burning Down the House: Essays on Fiction

“When all the details fit in perfectly, something is probably wrong with the story.”

Writing Stories Destiny Fit Details

Book:Burning Down the House: Essays on Fiction

Source: Burning Down the House: Essays on Fiction

“I'll never wake up in a good mood again. I'm tired of these stinky boots”

Sad Wake Up Tired Mood Boots I'm Tired Good Mood Stinky

Author:Jim Morrison

“To destroy abuses is not enough; Habits must also be changed. The windmill has gone, but the wind is still there." ~old man G--- to Monseigneur Bienvenu Myriel”

Men Stills Enough Gone Changed Wind Habit Abuse Windmills

Author:Victor Hugo

“What do I make of all this texture? What does it mean about the kind of world in which I have been set down? The texture of the world, its filigree and scrollwork, means that there is the possibility for beauty here, a beauty inexhaustible in its complexity, which opens to my knock, which answers in me a call I do not remember calling, and which trains me to the wild and extravagant nature of the spirit I seek.”

World Kind Mean Doe Has Beens Remember Spirit Answers Possibility Calling Train Complexity Texture Extravagant

Author:Annie Dillard

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