“She remembered her mom saying that when you got a gift that's all you got, but when you gave a gift you gave two, one to the other person and one to yourself.”
― Witchcraft for Wayward Girls
― Witchcraft for Wayward Girls
“No intelligent woman can trust that any man will protect her,”
― My Name Is Emilia del Valle
― My Name Is Emilia del Valle
“There’s been a right of way through here for centuries – before that house even existed. You’re the ones trespassing. Local people have always walked among these trees … using their wood, their flora and fauna. There’s a unique convergence of ley lines here. Keeping people away from the land”
― The Midnight Feast
― The Midnight Feast
“so I don’t give up hope. That would be against my nature. I am descended from people who survived the Trail of Tears.”
― Stealing
― Stealing
“it is good to know that real woods, even in England, hold very small areas that may not have changed since the wildwood. In leg-breaking gullies, on precipitous slopes, there are reservoirs of ancient vegetation perhaps a few feet square that have never been cleared. From here, lime seedlings or snake's-head fritillaries replenish the wood around. These too are doors.”
― The Child That Books Built: A Life in Reading
― The Child That Books Built: A Life in Reading
Joanne’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Joanne’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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