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Running Close to the Wind

by Alexandra Rowland (Goodreads Author)

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A Little Larger Than the Entire Universe: Selected Poems

by Fernando Pessoa

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Classical Philosophy (A History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps #1)

by Peter S. Adamson

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magpie’s Quotes

“Enjoy memories, yes, but don't be a slave to who you wish you once had been.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Tress of the Emerald Sea

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“It was an eternal feeling, this sense of being unwelcome. No matter where she was, Effy was always afraid she was not wanted.”
― Ava Reid, A Study in Drowning

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“She has just learned that some things are forever, and other things are never-again.”
― Claire Oshetsky, Poor Deer

tags: coming-of-age, death-and-dying

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“You can’t taste a memory without tainting it with who you have become.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Tress of the Emerald Sea

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“Above all, there was understanding. She felt as if a mist had been lifted from her eyes, enabling her to look upon and comprehend the significance of life, that monster made up of beauty and brutality.”
― Kate Chopin, The Awakening " and Selected Stories: Microsoft Reader Level 5

tags: emotion, introspection, life

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