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Just a few weeks before, no detail of my life had been big enough to merit my attention.
— Amor Towles
the Count bounced twice on his new mattress to identify the key of the bedsprings (G-sharp),
— Amor Towles
Vyshinsky: And your occupation?
— Amor Towles
I assure you, my dear, were you to play the piano on the moon, I would hear every chord.
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There are no more sympathetic souls than strangers. So,
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on a map: There it
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But experience is less likely to teach us how to bid our dearest possessions adieu. And
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end of a page. "Surely, by now,
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Well, if getting to the bottom is what is called for, I am sure there is no man better for the job.
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But imagining what might happen if one's circumstances were different was the only sure route to madness. Sitting
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If only I were there and she were here," she sighed. And there, thought the Count, was a suitable plaint for all mankind.
— Amor Towles
An act of generosity rarely ends a man's responsibilities toward another; it tends instead to begin them.
— Amor Towles
Having acknowledged that a man must master his circumstances or otherwise be mastered by them, the
— Amor Towles
For better or worse, there are few things so disarming as one who laughs well at her own expense.
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always was and would be a serious soul in search of serious ideas to be serious about. Nina
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What was your favorite day of the year? The summer solstice. June twenty-first. The longest day of the year.
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Slurring is the cursive of speech...
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Stuart Davises he
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From bells to cannons and back again, from now until the end of time. Such is the fate of iron ore.
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That's how quickly New York City comes about - like a weather wane - or the head of a cobra. Time tells which.
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end of every question.
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If you could relive one year in your life, which one would it be? [ ... ] The upcoming one.
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the best-bred dogs belong in the surest hands.
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A king fortifies himself with a castle," observed the Count, "a gentleman with a desk." As
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It is of interest of times to change, Mr. Helecki. And it is the business of gentlemen to change with them.
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But Fate would not have the reputation it has if it simply did what it seemed it would do.
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For pomp is a tenacious force. And a wily one too. How
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The lights flickered. The bands laid down their instruments and the crowds made quiety for the door.
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If a number's individual digits sum to a number that is divisible by three, then it too is divisible by three.
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In a state of self-pity, one may retreat from the world in which one has been blessed to live.
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And as she talked, the Count had to acknowledge once again the virtues of withholding judgment.
— Amor Towles
FRONTA NULLA FIDES. Place no trust in appearances.
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I told him I'd always found the description a little too long on adjectives and a little too short on specifics.
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was ten and eleven
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- Did Eve know? About you and Anne, I mean.He shook his head wanly. The very definition of wanly. The apotheosis of wanly. — Amor Towles
I sutured split infinitives and hoisted dangling modifiers and wore out the seam of my best flannel skirt.
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Be careful when choosing what you're proud ofbecause the world has every intention of using it against you. — Amor Towles
I suppose Anne was right when she observed that at any given moment we're all seeking someone's forgiveness.
— Amor Towles
There are many reasons for ordering a particular bottle of wine. And memories of home are among the best." "Then
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- I probably shouldn't tell you this, I said.- Kay-Kay, those are my six favorite words in the English language. — Amor Towles
as we age, we are bound to find comfort from the notion that it takes generations for a way of life to fade.
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ennui - that dreaded mire of the human emotions.
— Amor Towles
It is the business of the times to change, Mr. Halecki. And it is the business of gentlemen to change with them." The
— Amor Towles
Returning to his quarters, he opened the window (though it was only the size of a postage stamp),
— Amor Towles
If only someone had told me about the confidence-boosting nature of guns, I'd have been shooting them all my life.
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that if a man does not master his circumstances then he is bound to be mastered by them. The
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The principle here is that a new generation owes a measure of thanks to every member of the previous generation. Our
— Amor Towles
Learning dance steps was the sorry Saturday night pursuit of every boardinghouse girl in America
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Old times, as my father used to say: If you're not careful, they'll gut you like a fish.
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- Bucky dear, his wife warned, you're slurring your words. - Slurring is the cursive of speech, I observed.
— Amor Towles
the wise man celebrates what he can.
— Amor Towles
For when life makes it impossible for a man to pursue his dreams, he will connive to pursue them anyway.
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Dark, cold, and snowbound, Russia has the sort of climate in which the spirit of Christmas burns brightest.
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the only things that came from the practice were foolhardy acts, ill-advised liaisons, and gambling debts.
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By Diverse Means We Arrive at the Same End The
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will-o'-the-wisp
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But, Audrius, I have never taken the lift in my life!
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