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Quote by Robert Hass

“Such tenderness, those afternoons and evenings, saying blackberry, blackberry, blackberry.”

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Robert Hass is an American poet known for his concise and profound poetry style. His works explore themes of nature, history, and the human condition, and have won numerous literary awards. more

“She was sound asleep when he came to curl up next to her. She grunted. "Don't worry. I'm too drunk, I won't do anything," he murmered. As she had her back to him, he placed his nose on her neck and slid his arm underneath her to be as close to her as possible. Short strands of her hair tickled his nostrils. "Camille?" Was she asleep? Was she pretending? No answer either way. "I like being with you." A little smile. Was she dreaming? Was she asleep? Who knows.”

Knows Way Littles Dream Next Sound Answers Worry Hair Arms Drunk Noses Necks Pretending Curls Strands Camille

Author:Anna Gavalda

“...I need a boyfriend. And to get a boyfriend, you have to look good. Doesn’t hurt to smell good too.”

Needs Looks Hurt Smell Need A Boyfriend

Book:The Complete Hush, Hush Saga: includes Hush, Hush; Crescendo; Silence and Finale

Source: The Complete Hush, Hush Saga: includes Hush, Hush; Crescendo; Silence and Finale

“For someone who’s made it clear that her life is superior to every other student’s at this school, you sure make it a habit of pursuing every facet of our boring, worthless lives.”

Made School Life Is Clear Students Habit Boring Superiors Made It Worthless Facets Worthless Life

Book:The Complete Hush, Hush Saga: includes Hush, Hush; Crescendo; Silence and Finale

Source: The Complete Hush, Hush Saga: includes Hush, Hush; Crescendo; Silence and Finale

“Rollover minutes don’t work with curfews.”

Minutes Curfew

Book:The Complete Hush, Hush Saga: includes Hush, Hush; Crescendo; Silence and Finale

Source: The Complete Hush, Hush Saga: includes Hush, Hush; Crescendo; Silence and Finale

“Sometimes you have to do something unforgivable just to be able to go on living.”

Sometimes Able Goes On Unforgivable

Author:Carl Jung

“When you stood between somebody you loved and death, it was hard to be awake and it was hard to sleep.”

Hard Sleep Awake

Author:Jeffrey Eugenides

“Mitchell had answered that, as far as he understood them, mystical experiences were significant only to the extent that they changed a person's conception of reality, and if that changed conception led to a change in behavior and action, a loss of ego.”

Ifs Persons Reality Action Loss Changed Ego Behavior Understood Significant Conception Mystical Mystical Experiences

Book:The Marriage Plot: A Novel

Source: The Marriage Plot: A Novel

“Even if I'm to be tortured, to be mistreated, to be humiliated, Echo doesn't have a right to fight against it.”

Ifs Fighting Echoes Humiliated Mistreated Pandora Hearts

Author:Jun Mochizuki

“I want to know what it is, this 'sin' they say I've committed.”

Knows Want Heart Sin Committed Pandora Hearts

Author:Jun Mochizuki

“I was rejected, never given any expectations. ... Then at least, I won't be a burden to others. It's alright if the only one who hurts is me...!”

Ifs Given Hurt Expectations Burden Rejected Alright Pandora Hearts

Author:Jun Mochizuki

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