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Half of a Yellow Sun

by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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Neshmia’s Quotes

“The world is not a wish-granting factory.”
― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

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“When words run dry,
he does not try,
nor do I.

We are on par.

He just is,
I just am
and we just are”
― Lang Leav, Love & Misadventure

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“A poem is a heroic act of integration that binds into rough harmony the chorus of forces within and outside the soul. A poem struggles to orchestrate, prioritize, cohere, and coordinate these potentially shattering forces.”
― Tony Hoagland, Real Sofistikashun: Essays on Poetry and Craft

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“the glory of the protagonist is always paid for
by a lot of secondary characters”
― Tony Hoagland

tags: literature, poems, poetry, protagonists, secondary-characters

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“It was a question I had worn on my lips for days - like a loose thread on my favourite sweater I couldn't resist pulling - despite knowing it could all unravel around me.

"Do you love me?" I ask.

In your hesitation I found my answer.”
― Lang Leav, Love & Misadventure

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