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“People were funny. They thought having a drone hanging outside the window was too invasive, but a lifelog didn’t strike the same chord. The recording feature didn’t feel invasive.”
― Hieronymus Hawkes, Effacement

tags: effacement, effacement-quotes, novel-quotes

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“Sorrow is long
when love has vanished underground.”
― Euripides

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“I felt hot under my Mutton sleeves. "I just wish he'd have the decency to say whatever he came to say in front of his wife."
"Perhaps his wife is busy today."
"She shouldn't be." His wife should track him like a bloodhound.”
― Diana Forbes, Mistress Suffragette

tags: historical-fiction, historical-novel, women-s-rights

131 likes

“The children seek to resolve the issue amongst themselves, and mete out punishment to restore balance and keep the game going.”
― J.K. Franko, Eye for Eye

tags: balance, childish-wisdom, games, hide-and-seek, karma, life-lessons, play, wisdom

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