“I was especially perceptive to all things beautiful that morning—raspberries in blue china bowls were enough to make the heart sing.”
― Up a Road Slowly
― Up a Road Slowly
“I still search for you in crowds,
in empty fields and soaring clouds.
In city lights and passing cars,
on winding roads and wishing stars.”
― Lullabies
in empty fields and soaring clouds.
In city lights and passing cars,
on winding roads and wishing stars.”
― Lullabies
“Accident ruled every corner of the universe except the chambers of the human heart.”
― Snow Falling on Cedars
― Snow Falling on Cedars
“Magnus took a deep breath and spoke gently. “Will. You asked me for my wisdom, as someone who has lived many lifetimes and buried many loves. I can tell you that the end of a life is the sum of the love that was lived in it, that whatever you think you have sworn, being here at the end of Jem’s life is not what is important. It was being here for every other moment. Since you met him, you have never left him and never not loved him. That is what matters.”
― Clockwork Princess
― Clockwork Princess
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