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Tales from the hinterland

by Melissa Albert (Goodreads Author)

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Roberta R. (Offbeat YA)’s Quotes

“I wasn’t meant for reality, but life came and found me.”
― Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet

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“Anyone who has actually been that sad can tell you that there's nothing beautiful or literary or mysterious about depression.”
― Jasmine Warga, My Heart and Other Black Holes

tags: depression, mental-disorders, mental-illness, my-heart-and-other-black-holes, sadness

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“My life is spent in one long effort to escape from the commonplaces of existence.”
― Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventures and Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes

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“Real ghosts are so much easier to deal with than the kind we carry around in our heads. Most people haunt themselves more effectively than any spirit.”
― Laurell K. Hamilton, Affliction

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“A book is the only place in which you can examine a fragile thought without breaking it, or explore an explosive idea without fear it will go off in your face. It is one of the few havens remaining where a man's mind can get both provocation and privacy.”
― Edward P. Morgan

tags: books

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