Quote by Lev Grossman Download Open image ““a bunch of depressed, overeducated shut-ins, but they seemed human to her.”” — Lev Grossman ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.8 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“People made her tired. The way they were easy with one another, the way they seemed so natural, only made her sad.” — Ann Patchett Copy Share Image
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“She felt listless, tragic, and slightly murderous. She was irritable and prickly with exactly those people who were the kindest to her.” — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
“She seemed determined to be human also; to like people, even though they were stupid.” — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
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“She turned to examine Dr. Breed, looking at him with helpless reproach. She hated people who thought too much. At that moment, she struck… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
“It was so easy, she thought with some disdain, to find out about people. It was all out there, everything about them. You just… — Celeste Ng Copy Share Image
“They were such seriously futile people that she found herself wanting to cry out against their ready-made justifications for pointless lives.” — Frank Herbert Copy Share Image
“Sometimes she wondered if those who felt too deeply were the ones who, when hurt, shut down their emotions even tighter than others.” — Christy Reece Copy Share Image
“She was tired of everyone deciding her life for her. She was ready to figure out who she really was--not what anyone else told… — Marissa Meyer Copy Share Image
We're wired to expect the world to be brighter and more meaningful and more obviously interesting than it actually is. And when we realize… — Lev Grossman Copy Share Image
“He was going to sign the papers and he was going to be a motherfucking magician.” — Lev Grossman Copy Share Image
“Being brave was easy when you would rather die than give up. Fatigue meant nothing when you actually wanted to suffer.” — Lev Grossman Copy Share Image
“He wasn't in a safe little story where wrongs were automatically righted; he was still in the real world, where bad bitter things happened… — Lev Grossman Copy Share Image
I love rare books. Not that I own a lot of them, mind you. You couldn't quite call me a rare-book collector. But I… — Lev Grossman Copy Share Image
By now he had learned enough to know that when he was getting annoyed at somebody else, it was usually because there was something… — Lev Grossman Copy Share Image
About as close you can get to the perfect cerebral thriller: searingly smart, ridiculously funny, and fast as hell... I defy anybody to read… — Lev Grossman Copy Share Image
“It's true," Eliot said. "Statistically, historically, and however else you want to look at it, you are almost never right. A monkey making life… — Lev Grossman Copy Share Image
“God, I hope we don’t have to use that,” was all he said out loud. “Oh, come on, Quentina. We’re not looking for trouble.… — Lev Grossman Copy Share Image
