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““I, who had wanted to live a life high above everyone else, ended up with a son who would rather live deep beneath the surface.””

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“So she bowed her head and devoted herself to Beartown’s real traditional sports: shame and silence.”

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“Uve je dobro znao da njeni prijatelji nisu shvatali zbog čega se onda svakog jutra budila sa odlukom da provede dan sa njim. Nije ni on. Napravio joj je policu za knjige, a ona ju je ispunila knjigama ljudi koji su naširoko pisali o osećanjima. Uve se razumeo u stvari koje može da vidi i opipa. Beton i cement. Staklo…

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“Somebody has one of the worst hairstyles Britt-Marie has ever laid eyes on, as if she’s combed her hair with a terrified animal.”

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“Hate can be a deeply stimulating emotion. The world becomes easier to understand and much less terrifying if you divide everything and everyone into friends and enemies, we and they, good and evil. The easiest way to unite a group isn't through love, because love is hard, It makes demands. Hate is simple. So the first thing that happens in…

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“Another morning comes. It always does. Time always moves at the same rate, only feelings have different speeds. Every day can mark a whole…

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“The girl glances at the surface of the desk, which looks as if toddlers have been trying to eat potatoes off it. With pitchforks.…

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“Mnogim ljudima je teško da žive sa nekim ko ceni samoću. To neprijatno žulja one koji nisu i sami takvi.”

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“But his taste buds are as dysfunctional as the volume control on his voice.”

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