“Quietness is an essential part of all awareness. In quiet times and sleepy times, a child can dwell in thoughts of his own, and in songs and stories of his own.”
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“I saw myself sitting in the crotch of this fig tree, starving to death, just because I couldn't make up my mind which of the figs I would choose. I wanted each and every one of them, but choosing one meant losing all the rest, and, as I sat there, unable to decide, the figs began to wrinkle and go black, and, one by one, they plopped to the ground at my feet.”
― The Bell Jar
― The Bell Jar
“She knew all about sexual assault. It enraged her every time the ugly
menace arose in a case, but she tried to keep her emotions out of the
investigations, and never, ever, would she reveal to her coworkers
what had happened to her not so long ago.”
― Last Seen in Lapaz
menace arose in a case, but she tried to keep her emotions out of the
investigations, and never, ever, would she reveal to her coworkers
what had happened to her not so long ago.”
― Last Seen in Lapaz
“Wait, Korban, are you vexed?"
"That woman, she confounds, and insults me."
"Women can perplex as easily as changing a cloak."
"The princess is delicate, not like our women."
"Yes, she is very delicate, pretty like a sweet flower."
"Well, I care not for her. I will think no more about her, ever.”
― Primitives of Kar
"That woman, she confounds, and insults me."
"Women can perplex as easily as changing a cloak."
"The princess is delicate, not like our women."
"Yes, she is very delicate, pretty like a sweet flower."
"Well, I care not for her. I will think no more about her, ever.”
― Primitives of Kar
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