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61 " It’s all right,’ he said, wondering at the same time why there were no better words, why there never are any better words to answer fear and grief and loneliness. ‘It’s all right, believe me. "
― Robert Bloch , Psycho (Psycho #1)
62 " Funny, Sam told himself, how we take it for granted that we know all there is to know about another person, just because we see them frequently or because of some strong emotional tie. "
63 " once you admitted to yourself that you didn’t really know how another person’s mind operated, then you came up against the ultimate admission—anything was possible. "
64 " I know why you didn’t bother to switch on the sign. I know why you haven’t even gone up to open the office tonight. You didn’t really forget. It’s just that you don’t want anyone to come, you hope they don’t come.” “All "
65 " Murder was a terrible thing. Even if you’re not quite right in the head, you can realize that much. Mother must be suffering quite a bit. Perhaps "
66 " Trivial," he echoed. "Perhaps. Then again, maybe it's all in the way you look at it "
67 " Anyway, he hotfooted it off to the house, to tell his mother to get dressed. I thought I’d sneak through a call while he’s gone. So you stick around until I’m finished here. Oh-oh, he’s coming back. See you. "
68 " What kind of a hick town is this, anyway?” she murmured. “A bank is held up and the sheriff is in church. What’s he doing, praying that somebody will catch the robbers for him? "
69 " Forty years old, and she called him "boy": that's how she treated him, too, which made it worse. If only he didn't have to listen! But he did, he knew he had to, he always had to listen. "
70 " It’s all right,” he said, wondering at the same time why there were no better words, why there never are any better words to answer fear and grief and loneliness. "
71 " She raised her face defiantly, and the sharp shadow line slashed across her neck. For a moment, it looked as though somebody had just cut off Lila's head... "
72 " Nós não somos tão lúcidos quanto fingimos ser. "
73 " But if you ask me, it's a waste of time. Norman Bates is no murderer." The word emerged, just like any other word, and died away. But its echo lingered. Sam heard it and Lila heard it. "
74 " Talk about not knowing other people—why, when you came right down to it, you didn’t even know yourself! "