“We all have scars. It's when you're honest about them that you find the people who will love you in spite of your nicks and dents. Perhaps even because of them. The people who don't. These people aren't the ones for you.”
― The Book of Lost Friends
― The Book of Lost Friends
“Civil debate is a healthy and democratic process. If one cannot make one's point without yelling, name-calling, or insulting others, one should develop a stronger argument before speaking further.”
― The Book of Lost Friends
― The Book of Lost Friends
“When you’re a kid in a tough family situation, you’re painfully vulnerable to trying to fill the void with peers.”
― The Book of Lost Friends
― The Book of Lost Friends
“They showed me what a stable life could look like. If they hadn’t bothered, how would I have even known there was another way to live? You can’t aspire to something you’ve never seen.”
― The Book of Lost Friends
― The Book of Lost Friends
“A good heart can’t ever let the bad get in, Mama’s voice whispers in my head. You got a good heart, Hannie. Don’t let the bad get in you. Don’t open the door to it, no matter how much it comes knockin’ or how sweet it sounds askin’.”
― The Book of Lost Friends
― The Book of Lost Friends
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