The Secret Paris Book Club Quotes & Sayings

The swans of our childhood were probably just pigeons.'" He — Charlie Carillo

They really showed very little understanding for a man and woman who were in the process of forgetting that there was anything or anyone else in the world except the two of them — Nicolas Barreau

Don't you understand that all language is dead currency? How they keep on playing shop with it all the same ... — Elizabeth Bowen

Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle.
[Reason lies between the spur and the bridle.] — George Herbert

Prepare to evacuate soul in ten, in nine, eight.
Chloe's splashing through the ankle-deep back-up of renal fluid from her failed kidneys.
Death will commence in five.
Five, four.
Around her, a parasitic life spray paints her heart.
Four, three.
Three, two.
Chloe climbs hand-over-hand up the curled lining of her own throat.
Death to commence in three, two.
Moonlight shines in through the open mout ...
h.
Prepare for the last breath, now.
Evacuate.
Now.
Soul clear of body.
Death commences.
Now. — Chuck Palahniuk

I've been writing since I was 10 or 11. I started with poetry because that was the easiest thing. It just kind of came naturally. I think at that time West Coast hip hop was huge; all these kids around me were like, 'I want to be a rapper.' But I'm a white girl, not going to be a rapper. — Sasha Grey

I don't understand how someone who's not in your life anymore can make all the difference. — Jasmine Warga

Perfect joy lies in selflessly striving for the best outcome, and then humbly accepting whatever God gives. — Daya Mata