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“When Javert finally realized that Valjean had something he himself didn't—mercy—did he shrug and find a new obsession, like knitting or Game of Thrones? No. Because without Valjean to hate, he didn't know who he was anymore.”
― Jodi Picoult, Leaving Time

“The moral of this story is that sometimes, you can attempt to make all the difference in the world, and it still is like trying to stem the tide with a sieve. The moral of this story is that no matter how much we try, no matter how much we want it … some stories just don’t have a happy ending.”
― Jodi Picoult, Leaving Time

“I read; I travel; I become”
― Derek Walcott

“What matters deafness of the ear, when the mind hears? The one true deafness, the incurable deafness, is that of the mind.”
― Victor Hugo

“If you ask me what I want, I'll tell you. I want everything.”
― Kathy Acker

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
― Martin Luther King Jr., I Have a Dream: Writings and Speeches That Changed the World

“I didn’t like dogs. Not because they scared me—they didn’t—but because their deaths were so much harder to take than people’s.”
― Ottessa Moshfegh, Eileen

“World peace cannot be achieved without a smile and a handshake.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“When you cannot move a mountain, it is only because you were meant to climb it.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“Love is not weakness. It's the bravest act of our lives.”
― Georgia Scott, American Girl: Memories That Made Me

“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”
― Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird