“The loneliest people are the kindest. The saddest people smile the brightest. The most damaged people are the wisest. All because they don't wish to see anyone else suffer the way they did.”
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“Laughter is the music of the deep cosmos connecting all human beings that says all the things mere words cannot.”
― Frankly in Love
― Frankly in Love
“We are all children of blood and bone.
All instruments of vengeance and virtue.”
― Children of Blood and Bone
All instruments of vengeance and virtue.”
― Children of Blood and Bone
“in the secret code of flowers, a rose of any sort signifies love.”
― The Case of the Missing Marquess
― The Case of the Missing Marquess
“Yes, the world is broken. Yes, our leaders are often corrupt and it is difficult to trust them. Yes, we struggle to make ends meet while a few of the world’s richest men hoard enough wealth to house and feed all the starving people of the world. Bullies still seem to run things. The earth is getting sicker and sicker. This world is a hard, hard place to live. Yes to all these things.” She pauses just long enough for everyone to breathe. “But I want you to ask yourselves, is this broken world of ours worth saving?”
― The Nowhere Girls
― The Nowhere Girls
Kalina’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Kalina’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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