Friends can make you feel that the world is smaller and less sneaky than it really is, because you know people who have similar experiences.
Daniel HandlerThere are some who say that sitting at home reading is the equivalent of travel, because the experiences described in the book are more or less the same as the experiences one might have on a voyages, and there are those who say that there is no substitute for venturing out into the world. My own opinion is that it is best to travel extensively but to read the entire time, hardly glancing up to look out of the window of the airplane, train, or hired camel.
Daniel HandlerThis is love if it's not with you, a terrible fiery something that makes people look away, and it feels like a punch in the throat.
Daniel HandlerI stayed there loving you, though the love made me, not sad but I guess melancholy, for a reason I couldnโt point to.
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