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“I am but paper. Brittle and thin. I am held up to the sun, and it shines right through me. I get written on, and I can never be used again. These scratches are a history. They’re a story. They tell things for others to read, but they only see the words, and not what the words are written upon. I am but paper, and though there are many like me, none are exactly the same. I am parched parchment. I have lines. I have holes. Get me wet, and I melt. Light me on fire, and I burn. Take me in hardened hands, and I crumple. I tear. I am but paper. Brittle and thin.”
― The House in the Cerulean Sea
― The House in the Cerulean Sea
“He couldn't believe it was only Wednesday. And it was made worse when he realized it was actually Tuesday.”
― The House in the Cerulean Sea
― The House in the Cerulean Sea
“Just because you don’t experience prejudice in your everyday doesn’t stop it from existing for the rest of us.”
― The House in the Cerulean Sea
― The House in the Cerulean Sea
“I'm not depressed!'
she looked him up and down. 'You aren't? Why on earth not?”
― The House in the Cerulean Sea
she looked him up and down. 'You aren't? Why on earth not?”
― The House in the Cerulean Sea
“A home isn’t always the house we live in. It’s also the people we choose to surround ourselves with. You may not live on the island, but you can’t tell me it’s not your home. Your bubble, Mr. Baker. It’s been popped. Why would you allow it to grow around you again?”
― The House in the Cerulean Sea
― The House in the Cerulean Sea
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