"Sometimes I think about the sly, flickering line……" — Tana French
"Sometimes I think about the sly, flickering line that separates being spared from being rejected. Sometimes I think of the ancient gods who demanded that their sacrifices be fearless and without blemish, and I wonder whether, whoever or whatever took Peter and Jamie away, it decided I wasn't good enough."
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Tana French
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77 Quotes by Tana French
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The care of the Earth is our most ancient and most worthy, and after all our most pleasing responsibility. To…
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Academe, n.: An ancient school where morality and philosophy were taught. Academy, n.: A modern school where football is taught.
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