No, what I felt was the torment of waiting, stuck between the end of one sentence and the beginning of the next which might or might not bring a hail storm, plane crash, poetic justice, or a miraculous reversal.
— Nicole Krauss, Great House
3/4 of my Murakami books so far. :)
I’m going to have to pace myself.
This is why we read, and why in moments of darkness we return to books: to find words and metaphors for what we already know.
— Alberto Manguel, A Reader on Reading (via bookoasis)
(via bookspaperscissors)
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