“I took a step. And then another. And so it went as we followed Father, who had come to take us forever away from Salem. And with every step I thought of my mother's courage as she faced her judges. With every step I thought of her cleaving to the truth even as she fell the short distance of the rope. With every step I thought of her pride, her strength, her love.
And with every step I thought, I am my mother's daughter, I am my mother's daughter...”
― The Heretic's Daughter
And with every step I thought, I am my mother's daughter, I am my mother's daughter...”
― The Heretic's Daughter
“It's such a shame to waste time. We always think we have so much of it.”
― For One More Day
― For One More Day
“Because love is the meeting point of truth and magic. Truth, as in photography; magic, as in ballooning.”
― Levels of Life
― Levels of Life
“There is no death in remembrance. Remember me, Sarah. Remember me, and a part of me will always be with you." - Martha Carrier to her daughter, Sarah Carrier”
― The Heretic's Daughter
― The Heretic's Daughter
“Life is not what you have or what you can keep. It is what you can bear to lose.”
― The Heretic's Daughter
― The Heretic's Daughter
The Importance of Reading Ernest
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A book club for those who want to read and talk about Hemingway's work. We'll read a new novel or short story collection every month and talk about it ...more
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