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"Wow - it seems, by the reviews, that people either love or hate this novel. I’m gonna go ahead and give it a go, since I’ve read and enjoyed one of Evie Woods’s books in the past.
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"Wow - it seems, by the reviews, that people either love or hate this novel. I’m gonna go ahead and give it a go, since I’ve read and enjoyed one of Evie Woods’s books in the past.
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“In the matter of reforming things, as distinct from deforming them, there is one plain and simple principle; a principle which will probably be called a paradox. There exists in such a case a certain institution or law; let us say, for the sake of simplicity, a fence or gate erected across a road. The more modern type of reformer goes gaily up to it and says, "I don't see the use of this; let us clear it away." To which the more intelligent type of reformer will do well to answer: "If you don't see the use of it, I certainly won't let you clear it away. Go away and think. Then, when you can come back and tell me that you do see the use of it, I may allow you to destroy it.”
― The Thing: Why I am a Catholic
― The Thing: Why I am a Catholic
“It wasn't a miracle. You believed. And made it happen.”
― The Long Flight Home
― The Long Flight Home
“You know you've read a good book when you turn the last page and feel a little as if you have lost a friend.”
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“The pain. It's worth it. The more you love, the more it hurts. It's the only thing that is.”
― Where the Lost Wander
― Where the Lost Wander
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