“carrying a name was a way of caring for those who’d given”
― Out of Darkness
― Out of Darkness
“But he can't love her just for himself. He has to love her for her, too. That means he has to learn to let her live the life that can come to her with a new home.”
― Orbiting Jupiter
― Orbiting Jupiter
“Give me a daughter with your stubborn heart, or your even temper. Give our children your dark-bright eyes, or your enchanted smile. So that even when we are gone, the world will find within them all of the reasons why I loved you”
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“And she glowed with light like the brightest planet in the darkest sky.”
― Orbiting Jupiter
― Orbiting Jupiter
“the dead are not always right. The dead are not saints. But the dead are ours. We carry them with us like it’s our job. And maybe it is.”
― Out of Darkness
― Out of Darkness
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