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“...trying to be a good mother may be as distant from being a good mother as trying to have a good time is from truly having one.”
― We Need to Talk About Kevin
― We Need to Talk About Kevin

“I wished to be loved by another,' [Éowyn] answered. 'But I desire no man's pity.”
― The Return of the King
― The Return of the King

“You have a peace about you. You have a wisdom. You have a way of living life that kicks my butt and pushes me around, and it beats me out of my idiocy and narrow-mindness. You, Addy, you, have shown me what life is all about”
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“It's about a girl who is on the cusp of becoming someone.. A girl who may not know what she wants right now, and she may not know who she is right now, but who deserves the chance to find out.”
― My Sister's Keeper
― My Sister's Keeper

“When someone sees the same people every day, as had happened with him at the seminary, they wind up becoming a part of that person's life. And then they want the person to change. If someone isn't what others want them to be, the others become angry. Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.”
― The Alchemist
― The Alchemist
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