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“We're sitting there, her smoking, me watching her smoke, and it's too quiet, so I do what I've done my whole life when it's too quiet. I say something really stupid.”

Quote by A.S. King

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Everybody Sees the Ants

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A.S. King
A.S. King

A.S. King, whose real name is Adrienne Maria King, is an American author born on March 10, 1970. Her works are known for their profound emotions and unique narrative style, covering a range of genres including young adult literature, fantasy, and realism. more

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“Nobody will read what I say here, no one will come to help me; even if all the people were commanded to help me, every door and window would remain shut, everybody would take to bed and draw the bed-clothes over his head, the whole earth would become an inn for the night. And there is sense in that, for nobody knows of me, and if anyone knew he would not know where I could be found, and if he knew where I could be found, he would not know how to deal with me, he would not know how to help me. The thought of helping me is an illness that has to be cured by taking to one's bed. ("The Hunter Gracchus")”