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"Too much self-sufficiency was sort of mean to the people who loved you. You robbed them of how good it feels to give, of their sense of value." — Jun 26, 2026 08:51PM
"Too much self-sufficiency was sort of mean to the people who loved you. You robbed them of how good it feels to give, of their sense of value." — Jun 26, 2026 08:51PM
“Faces change with life's toll, but eyes remain a window to what was...”
― Where the Crawdads Sing
― Where the Crawdads Sing
“I never hated people. They hated me. They laughed at me. They left me. They harassed me. They attacked me. Well, it’s true; I learned to live without them.”
― Where the Crawdads Sing
― Where the Crawdads Sing
“If anyone would understand loneliness, the moon would.”
― Where the Crawdads Sing
― Where the Crawdads Sing
“Books are mirrors: you only see in them what you already have inside you.”
― The Shadow of the Wind
― The Shadow of the Wind
“She knew the years of isolation had altered her behavior until she was different from others, but it wasn't her fault she'd been alone. Most of what she knew, she'd learned from the wild. Nature had nurtured, tutored, and protected her when no one else would.”
― Where the Crawdads Sing
― Where the Crawdads Sing
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