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A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses #2) by Sarah J. Maas – I honestly got stuck 2 chapters from the end because I knew it was all going to go terribly wrong. And it did! But this book gave me all the feels! I love this world, these
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“Because she’d rather you became one of the eternal damned than get married.” He laughed darkly. “You think you’re joking.”
“Sad and mad and love are such weak words, drawn long ago from Germanic languages spoken by people who may have been more stone than flesh. The soul needs words rooted in romance languages, words like despondent and ravished and adore.”
― The Words Between Us
― The Words Between Us
“Cynicism dressed like a security guard, making me believe that if I hoped for less, it would protect me and prevent more pain.”
― Forgiving What You Can't Forget Bible Study Guide: Discover How to Move On, Make Peace with Painful Memories, and Create a Life That's Beautiful Again
― Forgiving What You Can't Forget Bible Study Guide: Discover How to Move On, Make Peace with Painful Memories, and Create a Life That's Beautiful Again
“In the absence of real society, I made my own out of the imagined people Peter Flynt slid into my locker. They entered like corpses on a slab, but they came to life in my mind with each turn of the page.”
― The Words Between Us
― The Words Between Us
“And we’d both agree this isn’t how it should be. This life between two gardens is confusing and complicated. Dust is messy. We don’t even like to touch dust, especially if it’s made up of the shattered pieces of our own hearts.”
― It's Not Supposed to Be This Way: Finding Unexpected Strength When Disappointments Leave You Shattered
― It's Not Supposed to Be This Way: Finding Unexpected Strength When Disappointments Leave You Shattered
“Those of us who write, who sing, who paint, must remember that to a child a song may glow like a nightlight in a scary bedroom. It may be the only thing holding back the monsters. That story may be the only beautiful, true thing that makes it through all the ugliness of a little girl’s world to rest in her secret heart. May we take that seriously. It is our job, it is our ministry, it is the sword we swing in the Kingdom, to remind children that the good guys win, that the stories are true, and that a fool’s hope may be the best kind.”
― Adorning the Dark: Thoughts on Community, Calling, and the Mystery of Making
― Adorning the Dark: Thoughts on Community, Calling, and the Mystery of Making
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