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The Poison Daughter

by Sheila Masterson (Goodreads Author)

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Dec 23, 2025 11:40AM

“My schnecke. My little snail, do you know that’s what it means? It’s a term of affection in my country. My love. My snail. I don’t want to waste more time. I have nothing to hide and neither do you.”
― Mariana Zapata, Kulti

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“Every single thing that has ever happened in my life has led me here, Sal. Destiny is a ladder, a series of steps that takes you where you’re supposed to go. I am the man that I am, and I have done the things that I’ve done, to get me to you.”
― Mariana Zapata, Kulti

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“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”
― Marianne Williamson, A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of "A Course in Miracles"

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“You are the most honest, good thing I’ve ever had. I won’t deny it to anyone.”
― Mariana Zapata, Kulti

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“When I say you're mine, I don’t mean that you belong to me—I mean that I carry you with me in quiet ways no one else can see. I mean your laughter lingers in places you've never been, and your presence lives in my thoughts like a song I never want to end. You’re mine in the way a memory clings to a moment, in the way a soul recognizes another—not out of possession, but out of connection that feels timeless.

Being mine isn’t about ownership; it’s about meaning. It means you’ve left something of yourself with me, and in return, I’ve given you a piece of my heart to hold gently, even from afar. You’re free, always have been—but the way you’ve touched my life can’t be undone. So when I say you’re mine, it’s not a claim—it’s a quiet truth: you matter to me, deeply, endlessly, and without condition.”
― Balt Rodriguez

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