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Shawna

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Seascraper

by Benjamin Wood (Goodreads Author)

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Shawna’s Quotes

“She always wanted to believe in things.”
― Kazuo Ishiguro, Never Let Me Go

tags: believe, imagination

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“It was like when you make a move in chess and just as you take your finger off the piece, you see the mistake you've made, and there's this panic because you don't know yet the scale of disaster you've left yourself open to.”
― Kazuo Ishiguro, Never Let Me Go

tags: chess, disaster, game, panic

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“I told you from the very beginning that it was a story about choices – wise choices, foolish choices, small yet momentous choices – for with choices come change, and with change comes opportunity , and both change and opportunity are the very cutting edge of the power of chaos. And yet as the undying ones know and the humans too often forget, even chaos cannot overcome the power of choice.”
― Karen Lord, Redemption in Indigo

tags: chaos, choices

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“Pour yourself a drink, put on some lipstick, and pull yourself together.”
― Elizabeth Taylor

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“For some in my audience, a tale is like a riddle, to be solved at the end. To them I sail the best tales leave some riddles unanswered and some mysteries hidden. Get used to it. For others the tale is a way of living vicariously, enjoying the adventures of others without having to go one step beyond their sphere of comfort. To them I say, what's stopping you from getting on a ship and sailing halfway around the world? Tales are meant to be an inspiration, not a substitute.”
― Karen Lord, Redemption in Indigo

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