

“When Riley Tatum vanished twelve years ago, no one sounded an alarm. No one called the cops, gathered a search party, or posted flyers. She simply disappeared from the streets into an abyss. Swallowed whole. She should have died. Been long forgotten. But for reasons she didn’t understand, the darkness spat her out.”
― The Shark
― The Shark

“Mostly, the village seemed tired of arguing with the elements, and simply sagged.”
― Where the Crawdads Sing
― Where the Crawdads Sing

“I can’t turn back time. I can’t tell where we first went wrong—we, this people, this nation to which I belong. And if I could, I would have no way to stop whatever progress has led us here. I am too weak, too human.”
― The Ragged Edge of Night
― The Ragged Edge of Night

“Wie Annie Schmidt altijd als lief en aardig heeft ervaren, zal zijn mening grondig moeten herzien.”
― Anna: het leven van Annie M.G. Schmidt
― Anna: het leven van Annie M.G. Schmidt

“People fail, everything fails, the magic we’re born believing in and working for and then doubting and finally fearing eventually rusts, rots, fades, breaks down, withers, dies, and turns to dust, and for me the response is always the same. I clean up. It’s what I do and”
― Dust
― Dust
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