Bad news often came this way, without warning, on what appeared to be nothing more than an ordinary day.
“There are none who can fight as fiercely as a mother and a daughter, and none who can forgive more completely.”
― Magic Lessons
― Magic Lessons
“The real answer all comes down to words. Delivery. From the crafty redefinition of existing words (and the invention of new ones) to powerful euphemisms, secret codes, renamings, buzzwords, chants and mantras, “speaking in tongues,” forced silence, even hashtags, language is the key means by which all degrees of cultlike influence occur.”
― Cultish
― Cultish
“as if trapped in the space between an exhale and an inhale.”
― The Ashes & the Star-Cursed King
― The Ashes & the Star-Cursed King
“It wasn’t about protecting me. He didn’t want me to jump because he didn’t want me to find out I could catch myself.”
― The Ashes & the Star-Cursed King
― The Ashes & the Star-Cursed King
“These are the lessons to be learned. Drink chamomile tea to calm the spirit. Feed a cold and starve a fever. Read as many books as you can. Always choose courage. Never watch another woman burn. Know that love is the only answer.”
― Magic Lessons
― Magic Lessons
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