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Circe
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That is one thing gods and mortals share. When we are young, we think ourselves the first to have each feeling in the world.
“You don’t know that glass is broken if you don’t hear it break. Even when you see it, it still doesn’t fully register in your mind. But when you step on it, oh, then you feel it. That’s the moment of truth. Feeling is how reality makes itself known. Pain is its ultimate manifestation.”
― Love, Mom
― Love, Mom
“Wait and see,” said Elphaba. “Wrong takes an awful long time to be proven, in my experience. Meanwhile, why don’t you come back sometime?”
― Wicked: Everyone Deserves the Chance to Fly
― Wicked: Everyone Deserves the Chance to Fly
“That’s the thing about trust, isn’t it?” Ethan said. “You gather all the evidence you can, use your brain, weigh character and past actions. But the final inch of it—that’s faith. Trust means believing in someone. It’s not just a conclusion. It’s a choice.”
― What Lies in the Woods
― What Lies in the Woods
“But if our paths cross in a legitimate way, Master Boq, I will do you the courtesy at least of not ignoring you. I trust you will be satisfied with that.” “Never,” said Boq with a smile, “but it’s a start.”
― Wicked: Everyone Deserves the Chance to Fly
― Wicked: Everyone Deserves the Chance to Fly
“Claire obeyed, thinking that for the first time, she knew why Miss Haskell and Miss Wing were lifers here. Because for every McCarthy this country threw at you, it also threw a Margaret Chase Smith. And by god, when you found one, you backed her up because she was going to find herself in a lot of tight corners.”
― The Briar Club
― The Briar Club
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