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“Invisibility was a tricky thing to get right. It had to do with blocking the way people saw you -- with absorbing light instead of reflecting it.”

Quote by Lesley Howarth

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Lesley Howarth, born on December 29, 1952, is a British author known for her diverse literary works, encompassing novels, poetry, and drama. She is renowned for her unique narrative style and profound insights into social issues. more

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“But somewhere there was a place they shared, a place where one thought knew the next, so that which thought it meant nothing so much as a taste shared, a smell well-remembered, an echo sounding between them.”

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“The power to do anything was incredible. Incredibly isolating. If all places were the same to him, where did he belong?”

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“Everything would go on, whether he did or not. That was its beauty and its strength. His life, his hope, his dreams. Nothing cared, so he'd better.”

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“Sometimes exhaustion is not a result of too much time spent on something, but of knowing that in its place, no time is spent on something else.”

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“Breakfast was an irritable business. The clock, on the wall, MapHead noticed, seemed to make everyone unhappy. Everyone checked the clock on the wall, then rushed around looking grim. It would be a simple matter to fix it, MapHead thought. No reason not to be happy.”

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“Please," he said, "you don't understand. My first time on my won. I don't know what I'm doing, and I can't have it one me, and I don't know what's right when you know you can choose and it's turned out fine today, how do you do?”

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“I sort of felt -- frightened, you know? Frightened of what? Being alone. Alone is scary. I know what you mean. Plus, I'm scared of myself.”

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“Nothing ever really goes away.”

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“His knowingness made him cold.”

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“Please," he said, "you don't understand. My first time on my won. I don't know what I'm doing, and I can't have it on me, and I don't know what's right when you know you can choose and it's turned out fine today, how do you do?”

Lesley Howarth Maphead 2

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