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“Jack laughed behind him, a mirthless sound from a man who had been on the wrong end of life's ironies too many times.”
― The Elephant Tree
― The Elephant Tree

“I was depressed, but that was a side issue. This was more like closing up shop, or, say, having a big garage sale, where you look at everything you've bought in your life, and you remember how much it meant to you, and now you just tag it for a quarter and watch 'em carry it off, and you don't care. That's more like how it was.”
― A Thousand Acres
― A Thousand Acres

“As one of Henrietta’s relatives said to me, “If you pretty up how people spoke and change the things they said, that’s dishonest. It’s taking away their lives, their experiences, and their selves.â€� In”
― The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
― The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

“Prof. Wheeler was called away last night so I took over his course in mechanics for the day. I spent all last night preparing. It went very nicely and smoothly. It was a good experience---I guess I'll do a lot of that.”
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