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“Mother was comfort. Mother was home. A girl who lost her mother was suddenly a tiny boat on an angry ocean. Some boats eventually floated ashore. And some boats, like me, seemed to float farther and farther from land”
― Salt to the Sea
― Salt to the Sea
“War had bled color from everything, leaving nothing but a storm of gray.”
― Salt to the Sea
― Salt to the Sea
“There's a saying, 'Death hath a thousand doors to let out life; I shall find one.' But the children. That's what I struggle with.' He shook his head. 'Why the children?”
― Salt to the Sea
― Salt to the Sea
“I knew the legends of the birds. Seagulls were the souls of dead soldiers. Owls were the souls of women. Doves were the recently departed souls of unmarried girls.
Was there a bird for the souls of people like me?”
― Salt to the Sea
Was there a bird for the souls of people like me?”
― Salt to the Sea
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