“Murderers are not monsters, they're men. And that's the most frightening thing about them.”
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The Lovely Bones is a 2002 novel by American writer Alice Sebold. It is the story of a teenage girl who, after being raped and murdered, watches from her personal Heaven as her family and friends struggle to move on with their lives while she comes to terms with her own death. The novel received critical praise and became an instant bestseller. A film adaptation, directed by Peter Jackson, who personally purchased the rights, was released in 2009.
“Heaven is comfort, but it's still not living.”
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“This is just a temporary hell, not a permanent one”
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“What did dead mean, Ray wondered. It meant lost, it meant frozen, it meant
gone.”
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“Our only kiss was like an accident- a beautiful gasoline rainbow.”
Alice Sebold book The Lovely Bones
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“Loss could be used as a measure of beauty in a woman.”
Alice Sebold book The Lovely Bones
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