“He taught her something new about friendship: it picked right back up where you’d left off, as if you hadn’t been apart at all.”
― The Great Alone
― The Great Alone
“All this time, Dad had taught Leni how dangerous the outside world was. The truth was that the biggest danger of all was in her own home.”
― The Great Alone
― The Great Alone
“Books are the mile markers of my life. Some people have family photos or home movies to record their past. I’ve got books. Characters. For as long as I can remember, books have been my safe place.”
― The Great Alone
― The Great Alone
“You can't make people love you. But you can give the love you long for out to the world. You can be the love you wish you had. That's the way to be okay. Because giving love to other people is a way of giving it to yourself.”
― The Bodyguard
― The Bodyguard
“In the silence, Leni wondered if one person could ever really save another, or if it was the kind of thing you had to do for yourself.”
― The Great Alone
― The Great Alone
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