As much as some people would like to believe, for their own peace of mind, that the appearance of evil in this world had a clean cause, the truth was never that simple.
Marisha PesslJuliet and Romeo be damned, you can't be in love until you've flossed your teeth next to the person at least three hundred times.
Marisha PesslIt was as if Hannah had sprung a leak and her character, usually so meticulous and contained, was spilling all over the place.
Marisha PesslIt was never the act itself but our own understanding of it that defeated us, over and over again.
Marisha PesslMan's wobbly little mind isn't equipped for hauling around the great unknowns. Very few people realize, there's no point chasing after answers to life's important questions. They all have fickle, highly whimsical minds of their own. Nevertheless. If you're patient, if you don't rush them, when they're ready, they'll smash into you. And don't be surprised if afterward you're speechless and there are cartoon Tweety Birds chirping around your head. (Gareth van Meer)
Marisha Pessl