

“—if a painting really works down in your heart and changes the way you see, and think, and feel, you don’t think, ‘oh, I love this picture because it’s universal.â€� ‘I love this painting because it speaks to all mankind.â€� That’s not the reason anyone loves a piece of art. It’s a secret whisper from an alleyway. Psst, you. Hey kid. Yes you.”
― The Goldfinch
― The Goldfinch

“He was home, and home was Jude.”
― A Little Life
― A Little Life

“And I can't be running back and fourth forever between grief and high delight.”
― Franny and Zooey
― Franny and Zooey

“I'm sick of not having the courage to be an absolute nobody.”
― Franny and Zooey
― Franny and Zooey

“Beauty is terror. Whatever we call beautiful, we quiver before it.”
― The Secret History
― The Secret History
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