“No more crying. It's all wetness and no comfort at all.”
― The Goose Girl
― The Goose Girl
“No," Dimitri interrupted gently. He moved his face toward mine, our foreheads nearly touching. "It won't happen to you. You're too strong. You'll fight it, just like you did this
time."
"I only did because you were here." He wrapped his arms around me, and I buried my face in his chest. "I can't do it by myself," I whispered.
"You can," he said. There was a tremulous note in his voice. "You're strong—you're so, so strong. It's why I love you.”
― Shadow Kiss
time."
"I only did because you were here." He wrapped his arms around me, and I buried my face in his chest. "I can't do it by myself," I whispered.
"You can," he said. There was a tremulous note in his voice. "You're strong—you're so, so strong. It's why I love you.”
― Shadow Kiss
“Never give up. The same manuscript may appeal to one agent and not to another. It's a matter of taste, and it's all about the writing.
What if I had give up at 15? Or 40? Or even 60?
The point is, I can't tell you how to succeed. But I can tell you how not to: Give in to the shame of being rejected and put your manuscript—or painting, song, voice, dance moves—in the coffin that is your bedside drawer and close it for good. I guarantee you that it won't take you anywhere.”
―
What if I had give up at 15? Or 40? Or even 60?
The point is, I can't tell you how to succeed. But I can tell you how not to: Give in to the shame of being rejected and put your manuscript—or painting, song, voice, dance moves—in the coffin that is your bedside drawer and close it for good. I guarantee you that it won't take you anywhere.”
―
“Irene said, “I figure God created Margaret Sanger, too.”
― The Boston Girl
― The Boston Girl
“I’m glad you’re seeing someone,” she said. “You and Thomas had a pretty complex relationship. You’ve spent an enormous amount of emotional energy on Thomas. Your whole life. Now, you’re going to have to take all of that energy and . . . reinvest it, I guess. It’s bound to be a complicated process.”
― I Know This Much Is True
― I Know This Much Is True
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