I didn’t know that money could make the cell doors swing open. I didn’t know that if a woman was drunk when the violence occurred, she wouldn’t be taken seriously. I didn’t know that if he was drunk when the violence occurred, people would
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“Helena laughs, and in a world where death is a shadow at the edge of every light, I discover that I have to smile.”
― The Light in Hidden Places
― The Light in Hidden Places
“Men aren’t so complicated—what you see is what you get. But sometimes what we see is what we want to see, and not what’s really there. And that’s what gets us into trouble.”
― Bellewether
― Bellewether
“What I saw was the joy of hate. The happiness of causing another person’s death and pain. What I saw was evil.”
― The Light in Hidden Places
― The Light in Hidden Places
“learned three things from Emilika that day: First, walk as if you have important business, and most people will assume you do. Second, always have your hair curled. And third, help can come when it’s least expected, and that’s good to remember, because it means you’re never really alone.”
― The Light in Hidden Places
― The Light in Hidden Places
“Prejudice is a mist, which in our journey through the world often dims the brightest and obscures the best of all the good and glorious objects that meet us on our way.”
― Bellewether
― Bellewether
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