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“douleur, one of the many French words that do not translate into English well, which means “the pain of wanting someone you cannot have.”
― Lilac Girls
― Lilac Girls
“retrouvailles, another one of those words that do not translate into English, which means “the happiness of meeting someone you love again after a long time.”
― Lilac Girls
― Lilac Girls
“I shall always remember how the peacocks’ tails shimmered when the moon rose amongst the tall trees, and on the shady bank the emerging mermaids gleamed fresh and silvery amongst the rocks…”
― The Journey to the East
― The Journey to the East
“It looked like the world was covered in a cobbler crust of brown sugar and cinnamon.”
― First Frost
― First Frost
“After that, we were like flies stuck in honey, alive but not really living.”
― Lilac Girls
― Lilac Girls
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