East of Eden
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“No story has power, nor will it last, unless we feel in ourselves that it is true and true of us. What a great burden of guilt men have!”


“Grief is different. Grief has no distance. Grief comes in waves, paroxysms, sudden apprehensions that weaken the knees and blind the eyes and obliterate the dailiness of life.”
― The Year of Magical Thinking
― The Year of Magical Thinking

“Be a little kinder than you have to.”
― We Were Liars
― We Were Liars

“Forgive me, for all the things I did but mostly for the ones that I did not.”
― The Secret History
― The Secret History

“People confuse me. Food doesn't.”
― Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
― Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly

“Writing anything is a treason of sorts.”
― Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
― Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
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