“The previous night, for the first time in a long time, he had felt whole, and his eyes returned to the rearview,… — Anthony Marra Copy Share Image
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There is something miraculous in the way the years wash away your evidence, first you, then your friends and family, then the… — Anthony Marra Copy Share Image
“When I pick up a book and read it, I want to be transported. I want to be taken someplace that I… — Anthony Marra Copy Share Image
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There was a time when she had indulged in the hypothetical for hours a day, plotting the map that had led her… — Anthony Marra Copy Share Image
Entire years had passed when he was rich enough in time to disregard the loose change of a minute, but now he… — Anthony Marra Copy Share Image
“Carrying that lumber the forty meters from the forest had left his knuckles blistered, his underarms sopping, but now a few hours of flames… — Anthony Marra Copy Share Image
“The previous night, for the first time in a long time, he had felt whole, and his eyes returned to the rearview, where his… — Anthony Marra Copy Share Image
“At the kitchen table she examined the glass of ice. Each cube was rounded by room temperature, dissolving in its own remains, and belatedly… — Anthony Marra Copy Share Image
“The television dramas we grew up on, stories of star-crossed lovers, stories of love overcoming all obstacles, well, they’re all fairy tales, obviously, like… — Anthony Marra Copy Share Image
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