Dawn Rouvray
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Some parts of us will always be what we were, what we had to be to survive—way back yonder.
“It hits him like a draught of water when he didn’t realise he was thirsty, like the first drag of a cigarette or the first mouthful of a Martini. He smiles back. For maybe half a second the world hangs immobile, the space between them singing.”
― The Betrayals
― The Betrayals
“wherever you are. Whatever wonderful world you find yourself in now. Wherever that fiery heart is, that quick wit, that disabling charm. Know that I love you. For the brief lifetime that we knew each other, I loved you”
― The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot
― The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot
“That some things are a gift, even if you don’t get to keep them.’ There was a silence before he spoke again. ‘Maybe just to know that something this beautiful exists is all we can really ask for.”
― The Giver of Stars
― The Giver of Stars
“You are of me, Loreda, in a way that can never be broken. Not by words or anger or actions or time. I love you. I will always love you.” She tightened her hold on Loreda’s shoulders. “You taught me love. You, first in the whole world, and my love for you will outlive me. If you had not come back . . .”
― The Four Winds
― The Four Winds
“Think of something happy. Like chasing after whales or winning an argument against a tortoise.” We clearly had different ideas of happiness”
― Six Crimson Cranes
― Six Crimson Cranes
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