“Knowing the date is reassuring in some way she can’t quite figure out.” — M.R. Carey Heart Copy Share Image
“fine, dark grey strands. Like plague-flavoured candy floss, Justineau thinks.” — M.R. Carey Copy Share Image
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“The point of history, the very essence of it as a field of study, is to find correspondences. You look at the… — M.R. Carey Education Copy Share Image
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“It’s not just Pandora who had that inescapable flaw. It seems like everyone has been built in a way that sometimes makes… — M.R. Carey Flaw Copy Share Image
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“To go mad, to lose your mind, which is the only thing that’s really yours because it’s really you … That would… — M.R. Carey Copy Share Image
“She surges to her feet, her heart almost bursting with happiness and relief. Miss Justineau has saved her! She raises her arms… — M.R. Carey Happiness Copy Share Image
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“He is not a politician. He’s not even somebody who weighs his words. But he is, in the end, a conformist. A… — M.R. Carey Copy Share Image
“It’s not that she isn’t afraid. It’s just that the fear makes no difference. “It doesn’t matter,” she explains to Miss J.… — M.R. Carey Copy Share Image
“In a way, Melanie’s feelings about Miss Justineau have changed too, after that day. Or rather, they haven’t changed at all, but… — M.R. Carey Greek myth Copy Share Image
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