Nostalgia Quote by Tana French

““I am not good at noticing when I’m happy, except in retrospect. My gift, or fatal flaw, is for nostalgia””

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“Stephen shrugged. “Yeah. Well. I said I would.” “Ah. Are we having issues?” “This feels sleazy.” “I promise I’ll respect you in the morning.”

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