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“I couldn’t explain it, not even to myself, but books gave me an unflinching sense of stability and groundedness. That because words survived, somehow I would too.”
― The Lost Bookshop
― The Lost Bookshop
“Getting attached, to me they were like tattoos, everything and every detail present and intact, everyone I’d loved and liked was still with me.”
― The Details
― The Details
“Some books stay in your bones long after their titles and details have slipped from memory.”
― The Details
― The Details
“The words for "forgiveness" and "freedom" are the same in several languages; an obvious point perhaps, but in this moment I realized that "letting go" could be said in the same breath.”
― The Details
― The Details
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