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There was a time, long ago, when the only peaceful moments of her existence were those from the time she opened her eyes in the morning until she attained full consciousness, a matter of seconds until when finally roused she entered the day’s wakeful nightmare.

Love whom you will, marry your own kind.

As sure as time, history is repeating itself, and as sure as man is man, history is the last place he’ll look for his lessons.

I should like to take your head apart, put a fact in it, and watch it go its way through the runnels of your brain until it comes out of your mouth

Yes, Aunty. I'm gonna do what every Christian young white frsh Southern virgin does when she's indisposed. I'm takin' to my bed.

"Honey, I'm sorry, truly sorry", she said, and she was.
"That's okay", said Henry, and slapped her knee. "It'sjust that I could kill you sometimes".

Потом осторожно  дотронулась до вчерашнего — и немедленно отдернула руку. Нельзя мне сейчас об этом думать, мысленно сказала она, пусть схлынет хоть немного. Странно; похоже на физическую боль. Говорят, если нет больше сил сносить её,  тело само встаёт на свою защиту — и тогда выбивает пробки, и ты уже ничего не чувствуешь.