

“no one ever says good-bye unless they want to see you again. aa”
― Turtles All the Way Down
― Turtles All the Way Down

“It's turtles all the way fucking down, Holmesy. You're trying to find the turtle at the bottom of the pile, but that's not how it works."
"Because it's turtles all the way down," I said again, feeling something akin to a spiritual revelation.”
― Turtles All the Way Down
"Because it's turtles all the way down," I said again, feeling something akin to a spiritual revelation.”
― Turtles All the Way Down

“writing couldn’t really be taught, only learned.”
― Finders Keepers
― Finders Keepers

“Like measles, mumps, or rubella, tragedy was contagious. Unlike those diseases, there was no vaccine.”
― The Outsider
― The Outsider

“A good novelist does not lead his characters, he follows them. A good novelist does not create events, he watches them happen and then writes down what he sees.”
― Finders Keepers
― Finders Keepers
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