“I think it had whispered to him things about himself which he did not know, things of which he had no conception till he took counsel with this great solitude - and the whisper had proved irresistibly fascinating. It echoed loudly within him because he was hollow at the core.”
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“They defy gravity, as good books should.”
“I think they have compatible silences.”
“Nothing exists in this world but me and my bed…” (p. 141).”
“Kaeleigh, queen of passive, all the time saying no, but not strong enough to mean it.”
“I know they are naught things, but I devour novels.” (p. 57).”