“What is a bargain if not an oath? And what is an oath if not a promise with a price?
“Trying to live. Trying to die, once. Trying to be kinder. Trying to be worse. Trying to make an impact. Trying to not make things worse. Trying to love better. Trying to heal. Trying.
-For Whom the Belle Tolls”
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-For Whom the Belle Tolls”
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“Beauty feeds the soul, my sweet boy. It takes many forms, some of them obvious, like a flower in bloom or the laughter of a child, but sometimes it is hidden, though it is never absent. Find beauty.”
― For Whom the Belle Tolls
― For Whom the Belle Tolls
“Too many people abuse the power of choice. Too many people take the power of choice away from others.”
― For Whom the Belle Tolls
― For Whom the Belle Tolls
“Our first thoughts about a situation are seldom what we actually believe. They are what we have been conditioned to think, or sometimes they truly are random spits of consciousness. But our second thoughts, ah, that is where we are. It has helped me, working in this position, to forgive myself for my terrible first thoughts, and to pay more attention to my second thoughts”
― For Whom the Belle Tolls
― For Whom the Belle Tolls
“She tried to not need things because her mother was exhausted taking care of three kids, and when Lily needed things, it made her cranky. So Lily learned to try and take care of herself. She figured that it would be good practice for when she got to be a mom, because moms figured stuff out. She’d always been praised for her maturity, for being an “old soul,” but sometimes Lily was painfully aware of how young and confused and desperate to please she was.”
― For Whom the Belle Tolls
― For Whom the Belle Tolls
Hollows Read-along to AMERICAN DEMON
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