“There is a point to everything or nothing at all, depending on your worldview.”
― The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
― The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
“Trust is important.” “I think it’s more important than love. I mean, I love all kinds of things I don’t trust. Thunderstorms . . . white liquor . . . snakes. Sometimes I think I love them because I can’t trust them, and how mixed up is that?”
― The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
― The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
“Before need, before love, came trust.”
― The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
― The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
“They were both after all, still children whose lives were dictated by powers above them.”
― The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
― The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
“That is the thing with giving your heart. You never wait for someone to ask. You hold it out and hope they want it”
― The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
― The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
Ruthie’s 2025 Year in Books
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