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“Orphans are the only ones who get to choose their fathers, and they love them twice as much.”

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Adam Johnson is an American novelist known for his unique narrative style and profound insights into social issues. His works often explore the conflicts between individuals and society, as well as the complexities of morality and ethics. more

“Once I saw Paris Hilton leaving a restaurant in Hollywood and the paparazzi cameras were all over her. It looked so unpleasant. It wasn't because she didn't look sensational - she was that perfect combination of fashionable and slutty - it was because the paparazzi guys were shouting these insanely rude and intrusive questions at her. Like, asking her who she was sleeping with and stuff. I was kind of interested in the answer, so I was glad they asked, but it was still gross.”

Source: Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)(Enhanced Edition)

“The Internet also makes it extraordinarily difficult for me to focus. One small break to look up exactly how almond milk is made, and four hours later I'm reading about the Donner Party and texting all my friends: DID YOU GUYS KNOW ABOUT THE DONNER PARTY AND HOW MESSED UP THAT WAS? TEXT ME BACK SO WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT!”

Source: Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)(Enhanced Edition)

“In the garden there was nothing which was not quite like themselves - nothing which did not understand the wonderfulness of what was happening to them - the immense, tender, terrible, heart-breaking beauty and solemnity of Eggs. If there had been one person in that garden who had not known through all his or her innermost being that if an Egg were taken away or hurt the whole world would whirl round and crash through space and come to an end... there could have been no happiness even in that golden springtime air.”

“If it weren't for my imagination, I would weigh ten thousand pounds. This is because the only way I am able to exercise anymore is through a long and vivid revenge fantasy.”

Ifs Way Long Able Imagination Fantasy Exercise Thousand Ten Revenge Pounds My Imagination Vivid

Book:Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)

Source: Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)

“Just the sound of his voice twists my stomach into a knot of unpleasant emotions like guilt, sadness and fear. And longing. I might as well admit there’s some of that too.”

Wells Might Sound Voice Emotion Sadness Longing Guilt Stomach Twists Knots

Book:Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games)

Source: Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games)

“He lifted his brows. "If I really thought it was the absolute best thing for our kids, you'd have had a battle on your hands. That was just a debate." "With chair-throwing." "Heated debate. Fights involve chair-breaking. Chair-throwing is just getting your attention.”

Ifs Hands Kids Fighting Attention Battle Absolutes Debate Best Things Chairs Throwing Brows

Author:Kelley Armstrong

“I think that the reader should enrich what he is reading. He should misunderstand the text; he should change it into something else.”

Thinking Should Reading Reader

Book:In memory of Borges

Source: In memory of Borges

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