She believed in angels, and, because she believed, they existed. —Clarice Lispector, Hour of the Star
“Stories are light. Light is precious in a world so dark. Begin at the beginning. Tell Gregory a story. Make some light.”
― The Tale of Despereaux
― The Tale of Despereaux
“Don't feel sorry for yourself. Only assholes do that.”
― Norwegian Wood
― Norwegian Wood
“But who can say what's best? That's why you need to grab whatever chance you have of happiness where you find it, and not worry about other people too much. My experience tells me that we get no more than two or three such chances in a life time, and if we let them go, we regret it for the rest of our lives.”
― Norwegian Wood
― Norwegian Wood
“Freeing yourself was one thing, claiming ownership of that freed self was another.”
― Beloved
― Beloved
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