Quote by Anthony Marra

“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

“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

“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

“There was no one left to say whom you could love. p.294”

— Anthony Marra

We twist our souls around each other’s miseries.

— Anthony Marra

“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

“He had always tried to treat Havaa as a child and she always went along with it, as though childhood and innocence were fantastical…

— Anthony Marra

“He asked them to close their eyes, and hoped their mouths would follow suit.” p. 137”

— Anthony Marra

“Don't insult me. Everyone knows a turtle is a crustacean on its mother's side.”

— Anthony Marra

“Those smooth, spit-cleaned cheeks gave no indication of the dreams crowding her skull. Should she make it to adulthood, the girl would arrive with…

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“In all likelihood, Sonja had more academic journal subscriptions than friends. She could explain advanced calculus to her fifth-form algebra teacher but couldn't tell…

— Anthony Marra

“Even after Sonja graduated secondary school at the top of her class and matriculated to the city university biology department, their parents found more…

— Anthony Marra