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1 " The waitress scuttles away, and I make a shooing motion at the old couple who’re still glaring. “Don’t you have something to better to work on?” I hiss. “Like golfing or eating prunes or dying?” The old lady looks shocked. “Okay, sorry, not dying. But seriously, prunes are good for you. "
― Sara Wolf , Love Me Never (Lovely Vicious, #1)
2 " Here's the thing about New York, the thing I love most: there is no such substance as silence. If you ever stop talking, and he stops talking, the city takes over for you. A siren forms a distant parabola of sound. A door slams. The old couple in 4A argues over who will answer the telephone. The young lovers in 2C reach an animalistic climax. A million other lives play out on your doorstep, and not one of them gives a damn about your little problems. Life goes on and on and on. "
― Beatriz Williams , The Secret Life of Violet Grant (Schuyler Sisters #1)
3 " I have a strong urge to lie down and pretend this is not happening—like the old couple in Titanic. "
