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“I want to explain her in a way that would make you love her, but the problem with this is that loving is something we all do alone and through different sets of eyes.”
― Our Wives Under the Sea
― Our Wives Under the Sea
“I’m thinking that I was a lonely, hopeless person, and I might have fallen in love with the first thing that showed me a hint of kindness and safety. And I’m thinking maybe he knew that—maybe not actively, but maybe he wanted to be that person for someone. And maybe that worked for who I was before. Maybe it doesn’t work for who—what I am now.”
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“Why?” she asked as she trembled. “Why do you care so much?” “Because I don’t know how else to be.”
― Under the Whispering Door
― Under the Whispering Door
“For wherever you need to go - and then some.
The world needs more healers”
― The Assassin and the Healer
The world needs more healers”
― The Assassin and the Healer
“Tova has always felt more than a bit of empathy for the sharks, with their never-ending laps around the tank. She understands what it means to never be able to stop moving, lest you find yourself unable to breathe.”
― Remarkably Bright Creatures
― Remarkably Bright Creatures
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