Marta Smithee

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Marta’s Quotes

“Maybe this was how you stayed sane in wartime: a handful of noble deeds amid the chaos. ”
― Scott Westerfeld, Leviathan

tags: war

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“She was a soldier, not some girl twisting her skirts at a village dance.”
― Scott Westerfeld, Leviathan

tags: deryn-sharp, love, soldier

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“It was common enough, to see so much death and want a child. Common, therefore human, and he wanted it all the more. When the wounded were screaming, you dreamed of sharing a little house somewhere, of an ordinary life, a family line, connection.”
― Ian McEwan, Atonement

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“But the Earth holds ghosts, even of entire nations.”
― Alan Weisman, The World Without Us

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“You learn to write by writing, and by reading and thinking about how writers have created their characters and invented their stories. If you are not a reader, don't even think about being a writer.”
― Jean M. Auel

tags: inspirational, writing

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