"Solitary people, these book lovers. I think it's……" — Helen Oyeyemi
"Solitary people, these book lovers. I think it's swell that there are people you don't have to worry about when you don't see them for a long time, you don't have to wonder what they do, how they're getting along with themselves. You just know that they're all right, and probably doing something they like."
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35 Quotes by Helen Oyeyemi
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Because things grow. Wherever there is air and light and open space, things grow.
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So many times I've encountered people who are just kind of like, 'Yeah, Nigeria,' and, you know, thump their chest…
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I think, basically, what I'm good for is reading - a lot.
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That's the ideal meeting...once upon a time, only once, unexpectedly, then never again.
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Would that be dangerous, to not look while being looked at?
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Because he says he can't stand you and you act like you can't stand him, and whenever a man and…
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