"In the University library he wandered through the stacks, among the thousands of books, inhaling the musty odor of leather, cloth, and drying page as if it were an exotic incense."

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Source : John Edward Williams (1965). “Stoner: A Novel”

John Edward Williams

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“I yell and scream like they do. I'm the worst of them. Totally. I'm a nightmare. Once they gave me the passport that was it - started throwing my hands in the air, drinking red wine and flying off the handle.”
“Those who prefer their principles over their happiness, they refuse to be happy outside the conditions they seem to have attached to their happiness.”
“Antagonism in my family comes wrapped in layers of code, sideways feints, full deniability. I believe the same can be said of many families.”

Source : Karen Joy Fowler (2014). “We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves”, p.20, Serpent's Tail
“By the visual pattern, but mostly I'm guided entirely by my ear, what I hear.”
“Form your own color concept of things in nature. I have no rules for fine color to give you.”
“While denial leads to certainty, it is only the certainty of death. This is true for individuals and also for civilizations.”

Source : "Global Warming and the Future of Humanity: An Interview With Noam Chomsky and Graciela Chichilnisky". Interview with C.J. Polychroniou, truthout.org. September 17, 2016.
“We have souls. And guardian angels. We are never alone. I feel so comforted knowing this.”
“You know what they say - sleep is the mother's drug of choice, but like heroin, only the very rich and the very poor can afford it.”

Source : Elissa Schappell (2012). “Blueprints for Building Better Girls: Fiction”, p.103, Simon and Schuster

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