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“And will I tell you that these three lived happily ever after? I will not, for no one ever does. But there was happiness. And they did live.”
― The Dark Tower
― The Dark Tower
“Better not to give in to it. It takes ten times as long to put yourself back together as it does to fall apart.”
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“Maybe this is why we read, and why in moments of darkness we return to books: to find words for what we already know.”
― A Reading Diary: A Passionate Reader's Reflections on a Year of Books
― A Reading Diary: A Passionate Reader's Reflections on a Year of Books
“When the boys come with the intention of hurting you,
my advice will always stay the same, my darling:
Give 'em hell.”
― What We Buried
my advice will always stay the same, my darling:
Give 'em hell.”
― What We Buried
“Do you love me?"
There was an awkward silence for a moment. Then Father gave a little chuckle. "Jonas. You, of all people. Precision of language, please!"
"What do you mean?" Jonas asked. Amusement was not at all what he had anticipated.
"Your father means that you used a very generalized word, so meaningless that it's become almost obsolete," his mother explained carefully.
Jonas stared at them. Meaningless? He had never before felt anything as meaningful as the memory.
"And of course our community can't function smoothly if people don't use precise language. You could ask, 'Do you enjoy me?' The answer is 'Yes,'" his mother said.
"Or," his father suggested, "'Do you take pride in my accomplishments?' And the answer is wholeheartedly 'Yes.'"
"Do you understand why it's inappropriate to use a word like 'love'?" Mother asked.
Jonas nodded. "Yes, thank you, I do," he replied slowly.
It was his first lie to his parents.”
― The Giver
There was an awkward silence for a moment. Then Father gave a little chuckle. "Jonas. You, of all people. Precision of language, please!"
"What do you mean?" Jonas asked. Amusement was not at all what he had anticipated.
"Your father means that you used a very generalized word, so meaningless that it's become almost obsolete," his mother explained carefully.
Jonas stared at them. Meaningless? He had never before felt anything as meaningful as the memory.
"And of course our community can't function smoothly if people don't use precise language. You could ask, 'Do you enjoy me?' The answer is 'Yes,'" his mother said.
"Or," his father suggested, "'Do you take pride in my accomplishments?' And the answer is wholeheartedly 'Yes.'"
"Do you understand why it's inappropriate to use a word like 'love'?" Mother asked.
Jonas nodded. "Yes, thank you, I do," he replied slowly.
It was his first lie to his parents.”
― The Giver
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