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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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Doors introduce change. And from change come all things: revolution, resistance, empowerment, upheaval, invention, collapse, reformation—all the most vital components of human history, in short.
“Put it to prayer first and give God a chance. If He—’” “‘If He can’t handle it, then you can give it a try,”
― When You Are Near
― When You Are Near
“I have been told, both in approval and in accusation, that I seem to love all my characters. What I do in writing of any character is to try to enter into the mind, heart, and skin of a human being who is not myself. Whether this happens to be a man or a woman, old or young, with skin black or white, the primary challenge lies in making the jump itself. It is the act of a writer’s imagination that I set most high.”
― The Collected Stories
― The Collected Stories
“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
“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
“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
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