“She liked to imagine that when she passed, the world looked after her, but she also knew how anonymous she was. Except when she was at work, no one knew where she was at any time of day and no one waited for her. It was immaculate anonymity.”

—  Alice Sebold, book The Lovely Bones

Source: The Lovely Bones

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