Quotes from book
The Transit of Venus

Shirley Hazzard

The Transit of Venus is a 1980 novel written by Australian author Shirley Hazzard. It won the 1980 National Book Critics Circle Award.

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“When you realize someone is trying to hurt you, it hurts less."
"Unless you love them.”

Shirley Hazzard book The Transit of Venus

Source: The Transit of Venus

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