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“So, I explained I was teetotal now, and then I got into having to explain I'd been an alcoholic. And all of that. That I hadn't had a glass of wine or a puff on a joint in years.”

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Book:The Midnight Library

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The Midnight Library

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Matt Haig is a British novelist born in 1975. His works are known for their humor and profound emotional insight, enjoying great popularity among readers. Haig's writing spans a variety of genres, including science fiction, fantasy, and realism. more

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“Course. That's a blast from the past.”

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“A life without music. A life without reading the books she had loved. But also: a life where she got on with her brother. A life where she hadn't had to let him down.”

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“Joe frowned. He was still the same Joe. Still unable to read his sister. Still wanting to escape reality.”

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“She remembered her mother, in her final months, saying: 'I don't know what I would have done without you.' She'd probably said it to Joe too. But in this life, she'd had neither of them.”

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“It was hard to breathe in this room. It smelled out musky perfume and new carpet.”

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“I don't know if I can do this. I've gone blank.' 'You're overthinking it.' 'I have anxiety. I have no other type of thinking available.”

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“The soul ... has a slow and dark birth, more mysterious than the birth of the body. When the soul of a man is born in this country there are nets flung at it to hold it back from flight. You talk to me of nationality, language, religion. I shall try to fly by those nets.”

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“She tried to think of music. Thinking of music had always calmed her down.”

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“A tune came to her. She was slightly embarrassed, even within herself, to realise the song in her head was 'Beautiful Sky'. A happy, hopeful song that she hadn't sung in a long time. The sky grows dark / The black over blue / Yet the stars still dare / To shine for—”

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