Violeta
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“That young man is one of those loyal people born to have only one great love,”
“No matter how strong you are, no matter how smart you are or tough you can be, the world will find a way to break you. And when it does, the only thing you can do is hold on.”
― Forever, Interrupted
― Forever, Interrupted
“God gave us crying so other folks could see when we needed help, and help us.”
― Gods in Alabama
― Gods in Alabama
“Grief is a most peculiar thing; we’re so helpless in the face of it. It’s like a window that will simply open of its own accord. The room grows cold, and we can do nothing but shiver. But it opens a little less each time, and a little less; and one day we wonder what has become of it.”
― Memoirs of a Geisha
― Memoirs of a Geisha
“We lead our lives like water flowing down a hill, going more or less in one direction until we splash into something that forces us to find a new course.”
― Memoirs of a Geisha
― Memoirs of a Geisha
“What people mistook for safety was in fact captivity.”
― A Trick of the Light
― A Trick of the Light
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