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"My dad loved the shit out of her and hardly ever knew what to say to her and she loved the shit right back out of him and filled the silent parts of their lives with books and coffee and other things."

— A Complicated Kindness, Miriam Toews

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May 04, 2013
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"Swin found humans vastly unimpressive. There was no limit to their ability to disappoint."

— Arkansas, John Brandon

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May 03, 2013
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"You may get screwed, but you have no choice but to hold your breath and roll the dice. This is the part at which you excel, the point where you have to register fear only with your brain and not let it invade your guts. You do the same thing with frustration and discouragement; they can never really touch you. You can acknowledge injustice and the absurdity of life while never getting weighed down by these things."

— Arkansas, John Brandon

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April 26, 2013
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"Maybe he could be like them: kept happy because of low-stress work that occupied their minds, tired out their bodies, and gave them something to complain about. Their evening beers were all they needed."

— John Brandon, Arkansas

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April 24, 2013
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"It has been the nature of my life’s work to keep secrets, and to bear heavy responsibility for others. But oftentimes, I feel very tired and quite alone."

— House of Sand and Fog, Andre Dubus III

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April 14, 2013
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"The various ingredients of a happy life were coming together beautifully, I thought. Miraculously, I had found life’s easy two-four rhythm."

— Swing Low, Miriam Toews

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April 06, 2013
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"My senses were activated by the words describing the events rather than by the events themselves. I put a lot of stock in words, in written words."

— Miriam Toews, Swing Low

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March 27, 2013
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"There was a kind of peacefulness to everything, a terrible brokenhearted peacefulness, like something that had gone on too long had finally found a way to finish."

— The Passage, Justin Cronin

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March 06, 2013
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Quiet night at the place where I volunteer, so I have tons of time to read. My boyfriend recommended this a long time ago and a friend just lent me a copy. I’m only 30 pages in but very intrigued so far…

Quiet night at the place where I volunteer, so I have tons of time to read. My boyfriend recommended this a long time ago and a friend just lent me a copy. I’m only 30 pages in but very intrigued so far…

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March 03, 2013
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"I stood there in the shadowed doorway thinking with my tears. Yes, tears can be thoughts, why not?"

— The Round House, Louise Erdrich

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February 23, 2013
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