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Alysha Gaskins said:
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I did honestly feel frustrated for her at the end. But besides that it was really good.
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“But I knew this. I’ve known a long time that people don’t stay.”
― Where the Crawdads Sing
― Where the Crawdads Sing
“The first things people always ask are,
why?
And how?
But not with me.
I don’t want to do anything.
I don’t want to be anything.
I want to disappear elegantly.
I want people to look for my goodbye note
and find nothing but smoke.”
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why?
And how?
But not with me.
I don’t want to do anything.
I don’t want to be anything.
I want to disappear elegantly.
I want people to look for my goodbye note
and find nothing but smoke.”
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“A simple hope of being with someone, of actually being wanted, of being touched, had drawn her in. But these hurried groping hands were only a taking, not a sharing or giving.”
― Where the Crawdads Sing
― Where the Crawdads Sing
“There are too many books I haven’t read, too many places I haven’t seen, too many memories I haven’t kept long enough.”
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“She knew the years of isolation had altered her behavior until she was different from others, but it wasn't her fault she'd been alone. Most of what she knew, she'd learned from the wild. Nature had nurtured, tutored, and protected her when no one else would.”
― Where the Crawdads Sing
― Where the Crawdads Sing
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