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“For many of these women," Nella whispered, "this may be the only place their names are recorded. The only place they will be remembered. It is a promise I made to my mother, to preserve the existence of these women whose names would otherwise be erased from history. The world is not kind to us...There are few places for a woman to leave an indelible mark." I finished tracing an entry, moving on to the next one. "But this register preserves them -- their names, their memories, their worth.”
― Sarah Penner, The Lost Apothecary

“There is more to life than just continuing to do what we know.
What got you here won't get you there.”
― Rebecca Serle, One Italian Summer

“Get a clarifying shampoo and suck it up, Kylo Ren.”
― Casey McQuiston, I Kissed Shara Wheeler

“Next, she pushed aside the sheet of paper and lifted the book. She asked if I understood any of the words, and I shook my head. She then pointed at several of the shorter words -- she, cart, plum -- and explained how each letter made its own sound, and how words strung together on paper could convey an idea, a story.
Like magick, I thought. It was everywhere, if only one knew to look.”
― Sarah Penner, The Lost Apothecary