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“The real ordeal is not leaving those you love but learning to live without those who don't love you.”
― Muriel Barbery, Gourmet Rhapsody

“I find this a fascinating phenomenon: the ability we have to manipulate ourselves so that the foundation of our beliefs is never shaken.”
― Muriel Barbery, The Elegance of the Hedgehog

“She sleeps like a cocoyam. A thing without senses. She sleeps like his mother, unplugged from the world.”
― Taiye Selasi, Ghana Must Go

“She wanted a man whose trunk was thick but whose bark was thin, who flowered beautifully, even if only for her.”
― Matthew Thomas, We Are Not Ourselves

“It was time now to be smart–smart and strong. She wondered whether she'd ever have a chance to be foolish and weak.”
― Matthew Thomas, We Are Not Ourselves

“Our finger prints don't fade from the lives we touch.”
― judy blume