“Krasivaya. It means beautiful, but with strength.”
― Between Shades of Gray
― Between Shades of Gray
“She was knowingly punishing herself. That was the only reasonable explanation. There was no use in acting naive. What happened earlier in the day was proof that she was going to give in to his flirtation. It appeared she'd thrown caution to the wind and opened her arms to embrace everything that could go wrong in her life. What's one more problem to add to the pile?”
― The Place That Gave
― The Place That Gave
“strip a city of its leaders, journalists, and cultural examples and you will control an ignorant and vulnerable population. Do you understand now?”
― The Vogels: On All Fronts
― The Vogels: On All Fronts
“For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.”
― Long Walk To Freedom
― Long Walk To Freedom
“the birth of children is too important a matter to have been allowed to depend upon such an accident as proximity.”
― Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions
― Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions
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