Someone else may have dealt the hand, but I picked it up off the table, I played every card, and I had my reasons.
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![Sally Rooney](https://cdn.statically.io/img/i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1534007127i/15860970._UY200_CR46,0,200,200_.jpg)
“Marianne had the sense that her real life was happening somewhere very far away, happening without her, and she didn't know if she would ever find out where it was or become part of it.”
― Normal People
― Normal People
![Tana French](https://cdn.statically.io/img/i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1535655031i/138825._UX200_CR0,11,200,200_.jpg)
“I hope in that half hour she lived all her million lives.”
― The Likeness
― The Likeness
![Sarah Beth Durst](https://cdn.statically.io/img/i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1188007776i/99117._UX200_CR0,31,200,200_.jpg)
“I loved him. And he thought that meant that he had no responsibilities.”
― The Reluctant Queen
― The Reluctant Queen
![Robert Jordan](https://cdn.statically.io/img/i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1538507642i/6252._UX200_CR0,36,200,200_.jpg)
“Death is lighter than a feather. Duty, heavier than a mountain.”
― The Eye of the World
― The Eye of the World
![Rachel Harrison](https://cdn.statically.io/img/i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1668858718i/19494009._UX200_CR0,33,200,200_.jpg)
“My problems aren't invalid. Not to me. Just because they aren't life altering, life-threatening, doesn't mean they don't make me feel bad. I wake up with them every morning, carry them around all day like a lead backpack, and I fall asleep with them at night. They're real, and they're mine. I know I'm lucky. I know that. But it doesn't change how I feel.”
― The Return
― The Return
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