On the fifth day which was a Sunday it rained very hard. I like it when it rains hard. It sounds like white noise everywhere which is like silence but not empty.
Mark Haddon
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At twenty life was like wrestling an octopus. Every moment mattered. At thirty it was a walk in the country. Most of the time your mind was somewhere else. By the time you got to seventy it was probably like watching snooker on the telly.
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Then he asked if I didnt like things changing. And I said I wouldnt mind things changing if I became an astronaut for example which is one of the biggest changes you can imagine apart from becoming a girl or dying.
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