Life Quote by Lauren Beukes

“Everyone lives three versions of themselves; a public life, a private life and a secret life.”

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“Being her friend was like going to a tropical island for a little fun in the sun, only to be kidnapped by terrorists.”

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“Fear festers in the imagination. It’s not fear’s fault. That’s just the way it’s made. Nightmares breed. Allies become enemies. Subversives are everywhere. Paranoia…

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Only other people can make you feel real.

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So are you an inmate or a rubbernecker?" she asks. "Rubbernecker," I answer without hesitation. "You?" "I'm a screw. Or on staff, anyway. Used to be an inmate. Repeat offender. Crimes against my body. Puking sickness followed by heroin, which led to more puking sickness." I'd be surprised at her forthrightness, but that's addicts for you. The twelve steps crack…

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People don't want novelty - they want the reassurance of familiarity. No-one wants to be challenged, no-one wants to have their minds blown. There…

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“You can bury your radical magazines and tear up your sexually perverse sketches and burn your sheets. But how do you erase who you…

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She would disappear folded like origami into her own dreams

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“That's what I thought" he said. "It doesn't change anything, Zinzi". He moved to kiss me, but as I tilted my head up, he pressed the mango against my lips instead. "Idiot" I said, wiping my mouth, mainly to hide my smile. "Adulterer", he grinned. "Unwitting accomplice!" "You weren't so unwitting last night. And besides polygamie is legal in Congo."…

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“You have to do the cutting yourself, to let out the pain inside. Getting someone else to slice you up is cheating.”

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