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“She thought of that long-gone look of judgement that often met her after a burst of effort, as she now arrived breathless and late for her afternoon shift at String Theory.”

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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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“The doctor says it's situational depression. It's just that I keep on having new...situations. But I haven't taken a day off sick for it all.”

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“Neil sighed. When he did so he made a whistling sound out of his nose. An ominous B flat.”

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“She closed her eyes. She remembered the chlorine-scented disappointment of finishing second. 'It was a lot of pressure.”

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“She didn't correct his knowledge of diamonds. She didn't tell him that while coal and diamonds are both carbon, coal is too impure to be able, under whatever pressure, to become a diamond. According to science, you start off as coal and you end up as coal. Maybe that was the real-life lesson.”

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“It's never too late to pursue a dream.”

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“We all have choices, Nora. There's such a thing as free will.' 'Well, not if you subscribe to a deterministic view of the universe.”

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“The fact prodded her from inside. 'I'm happy here.' 'Except you aren't.' He was right. A soul-sickness festered within her. Her mind was throwing itself up. She widened her smile.”

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“I'm afraid, Nora' — he paused for a moment, about the time it takes to lift an axe into the air — 'I'm going to have to let you go.”

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“The sky was full of heavy soot-grey clouds, as if providing a celestial echo of Nora's mind, as she wandered around Bedford in search of a reason to exist. The town was a conveyor belt of despair.”

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