

“just felt like I’d slipped into some other universe, one that had even less justice than the one I’d grown up in. I”
― The Life and Death of Sophie Stark
― The Life and Death of Sophie Stark

“для успеха на службе были нужны не усилия, не труды, не храбрость, не постоянство, а нужно было только умение обращаться с теми, которые вознаграждают за службу, – и он часто удивлялся своим быстрым успехам”
― Война и мир
― Война и мир
“If you don't believe in transcendent experience, you haven't been to the right concert, you know, you haven't used the right drugs, you haven't had sex with the right partner.”
― Why I Left, Why I Stayed: Conversations on Christianity Between an Evangelical Father and His Humanist Son
― Why I Left, Why I Stayed: Conversations on Christianity Between an Evangelical Father and His Humanist Son

“Poverty in girls is not attractive unless combined with sweet sluttishness, stupidity.”
― Alice Munro's Best: Selected Stories
― Alice Munro's Best: Selected Stories
“Couples tended to be of roughly equivalent personal attractiveness, though of course factors such as money often seemed to secure a partner of significantly better looks than oneself.”
― The Cuckoo's Calling
― The Cuckoo's Calling

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