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“Small towns in remote corners of the world are really quaint, unless you don't fit into them. Then they're just small.”

Book:Wonders of the Invisible World

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Wonders of the Invisible World

A comprehensive study detailing various mysterious and unseen occurrences from various cultures and historical periods. more

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Christopher Barzak

Christopher Barzak, born on July 21, 1975, is an American author known for his works in science fiction and fantasy literature. His writing is characterized by its intricate character development and profound emotional depth. more

“Thus looked at from outside, these guests --in this dead-and-alive dining room, of this dead-and-alive house, of this dead-and-alive street, of this dead-and-alive little town--in grey, dead winter of the deadliest part of the most deadly war in history--thus seen from a detached point of view, they presented an extraordinary spectacle.”

War Alive Dead Small Town Life

Book:The Slaves of Solitude

Source: The Slaves of Solitude

“No, most adults are like her father, whose fear, if he feels any, has been replaced by a kind of melancholy.”

Small Town Life

Book:Empire Falls

Source: Empire Falls

“Clover City is the kind of place you leave. It's love that either sucks you in or pushes you away. There are only a few who really make it out and stay out, while the rest of us drink, procreate, and go to church, and that seems enough to keep us afloat.”

Small Town Life

Book:Dumplin'

Source: Dumplin'

“At least in small towns, everyone knows who the crazies are and what their deal is. Someone new walks into a corner store and they get the low down right away: 'Don't say hello to Angus out there or he'll make you listen to him play the spoons for hours.' In the city, crazies float around like balloons. You don't know one till she's hovering over you on a park bench.”

Small Town Life

Book:When the Saints

Source: When the Saints

“Fellas, we are the official boys of summer. Rupland treats us like gods. Beyond this though, we ain't shit. We're fools to think otherwise.”

Baseball Small Town Life Boys Of Summer

Book:The Sons of Summer

Source: The Sons of Summer

“For years I've bled the orange and black, and for what? Look at all of us now. It's done us no favors. I don't miss shit; so don't preach to me about the goddamn game, boy.”

Baseball Veteran Small Town Life Bar Ball Player

Book:The Sons of Summer

Source: The Sons of Summer

“Maybe it's the unique people. Maybe the old-fashioned bucolic setting or the nostalgia it brings—he'll never be sure. But it's there he knows that his family truly became close. Of course, their end there was tragic, yet he knows those years were something else. Those years were the best of their lives.”

Small Town Life Country Life Small Towns Midwesterners

Book:The Sons of Summer

Source: The Sons of Summer

“I hate everything about her except for the fact that I love everything about her.”

Love Hate Relationships

Book:Sorry Please Thank You

Source: Sorry Please Thank You

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