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“Human hair, doing what human hair does: growing on my head.”

Growing Hair Human Head Eleanor Oliphant Gail Honeyman

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“Who was this stranger, and why had I chosen him, of all the men in this city, this country, the world, to be my saviour?”

Men Stranger Chosen Saviour Eleanor Oliphant Gail Honeyman

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“I pondered what else I should take for him. Flowers seemed wrong; they're a love token, after all. I looked in the fridge, and popped a packet of cheese slices into the bag. All men like cheese.”

Humor Funny Gift Cheese Eleanor Oliphant Gail Honeyman

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“I had no idea how to respond, and opted for a smile, which serves me well on most occasions (not if it's something to do with death or illness, though -- I know that now.)”

Humor Funny Death Smile Eleanor Oliphant Gail Honeyman

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“I felt a warmth inside, a cosy, glowy feeling like hot tea on a cold morning.”

Morning Tea Warmth Feeling Cosy Eleanor Oliphant Gail Honeyman Glowy

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“Asking for help was anathema to me. I'd told Maria that. 'And how's that been working out for you so far?' she'd said. I didn't appreciate her somewhat pointed tone, but she was quite right. That didn't, however, mean that it was easy.”

Easy Asking Help Anathema Not Easy Eleanor Oliphant Gail Honeyman Pointed Tone

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“My eye was drawn to a bright green hue, the same shade as a poisonous Amazonian frog, the tiny, delightfully deadly ones.”

Humor Funny Nail Polish Frog Eleanor Oliphant Gail Honeyman

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“I realized that such small gestures - the way his mother had made me a cup of tea after our meal without asking, remembering that I didn't take sugar, the way Laura had placed two little bisquits on the saucer when she brought me coffee in the salon - such things could mean so much.”

Mother Coffee Tea Gestures Small Gestures Eleanor Oliphant Gail Honeyman Cup Of Tea

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“I go over most Sundays,' he went on. 'She doesn't get out much - I'm sure she'd love to see a new face.' 'Even one like mine?' I said.”

Sunday Face Mine Eleanor Oliphant Gail Honeyman New Face

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