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Infinite Jest is a masterpiece,” Harvey had said.
“Infinite Jest is an endurance contest. You manage to get through it and you have no choice but to say you like it. Otherwise, you have to deal with the fact that you just wasted weeks of your life,” A.J. had countered. “Style, no substance, my friend.
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Gabrielle Zevin (The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry)
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I guess, sometimes, it’s really necessary to cut toxic people out of your life.” His expression was loving and supportive as he met my eyes. “It’s okay to do that, Ash. Just don’t use your fabric scissors.
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A.J. Sherwood (Style of Love (Gay 4 Renovations, #1))
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Xanax never goes out of style);
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A.J. Finn (The Woman in the Window)
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Infinite Jest is an endurance contest. You manage to get through it and you have no choice but to say you like it. Otherwise, you have to deal with the fact that you just wasted weeks of your life,” A.J. had countered. “Style, no substance, my friend.
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Gabrielle Zevin (The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry)
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Infinite Jest is a masterpiece,” Harvey had said. “Infinite Jest is an endurance contest. You manage to get through it and you have no choice but to say you like it. Otherwise, you have to deal with the fact that you just wasted weeks of your life,” A.J. had countered. “Style, no substance, my friend.
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Gabrielle Zevin (The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry)
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And how rare is it to find someone who shares your tastes? The one real fight they’d ever had was over David Foster Wallace. It was around the time of Wallace’s suicide. A.J. had found the reverent tone of the eulogies to be insufferable. The man had written a decent (if indulgent and overlong) novel, a few modestly insightful essays, and not much else. “Infinite Jest is a masterpiece,” Harvey had said. “Infinite Jest is an endurance contest. You manage to get through it and you have no choice but to say you like it. Otherwise, you have to deal with the fact that you just wasted weeks of your life,” A.J. had countered. “Style, no substance, my friend.” Harvey’s face had reddened as he leaned over the desk. “You say that about any writer who was born in the same decade as you!
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Gabrielle Zevin (The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry)
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I’m yours and you’re mine and this is our big ass bathtub,
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A.J. Shirley (Knot Their Style: A Contemporary Omegaverse Reverse Harem Romance (Knotty Omegas Book 1))
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Etruscans sometimes wrote boustrophedon style, in which the direction of writing alternates with each line—right-to-left, then left-to-right. Brilliant! The eye doesn’t waste time trekking back to the left side of the page after every line.
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A.J. Jacobs (The Know-it-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World)
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Bottom line, when someone defensively says their way of writing is their style, then that usually means they're making an excuse for poor prose.
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A.J. Flowers (A Guide to Writing Your First Novel)
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Hello, date money.”
Asher sipped at his coffee before waving at the money. “You keep saying that, but where are we going on a date? You have a plan?”
I gave him the most innocent expression I could muster. Kinda hard, though, as I knew he'd love what I was about to say. “I thought I’d take you to the bookstore and turn you loose.”
Asher’s eyes went heart shaped. “You do love me.
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A.J. Sherwood (Style of Love (Gay 4 Renovations, #1))
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I don’t get this crap either. In this day and age especially, isn’t it more important that you’re with a good person than that you’re with a person of a certain gender?
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A.J. Sherwood (Style of Love (Gay 4 Renovations, #1))
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You always drop by your friend’s house to grab their dog for long car rides?” “BFG is awesome,” I protested. Isaac leaned in to ask, “What does that stand for, anyway?” “Big Friendly Guy.
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A.J. Sherwood (Style of Love (Gay 4 Renovations, #1))