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quotes – 7

Please check out the other six posts of quotes, culled from the books I’ve been reading!

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On the scale of sex to chocolate, coffee ranked somewhere between a nooner and a Caramello.
“A Chance in Hell” – Jackie Kessler

A song played is a song released to the world, to be interpreted by the listener.
“A Duet with Darkness” – Allison Pang

If you’re not real, we’re all just pretending.
“The Three Lives of Lydia” – Delilah S. Dawson

I’m going to be the first in human history that manages to outrun his own fucking shadow.
Beatlebone – Kevin Barry

The Age of Reason is also over. This is the Age of Nonsense.
Only Begotten Daughter – James Morrow

People refer to darkness as something that falls, but in places like Borg it doesn’t just fall, it collapses.
Britt-Marie Was Here – Fredrik Backman

For someone who loathes traveling, Britt-Marie has always had a great love of maps.
Britt-Marie Was Here – Fredrik Backman

Unfortunately the communications office went on holiday and forgot to communicate about it.
Britt-Marie Was Here – Fredrik Backman

Nothing dies; living beings simply take part in what we might call an eternal cosmic recycling program. Heaven and hell are mere fantasies.
The Science of Shakespeare – Dan Falk

My blood is so iron-rich you could set a compass by it.
Every Heart a Doorway – Seanan McGuire



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