“A person never reads an outstanding book twice and walks away with the same beliefs. An outstanding book always surprises you and awakens you to new ideas, new ways of looking at the world, no matter how many times the words have been read.”
― The Silent Waters
― The Silent Waters
“Two drowning people with lead weights around their ankles may not be each other’s salvation; if they hold hands, they’ll just sink twice as fast. In the end the weight of carrying each other’s broken hearts becomes unbearable.”
― Us Against You
― Us Against You
“She’s fifteen, above the age of consent, and he’s seventeen, but he’s still “the boy” in every conversation. She’s “the young woman”.
Words are not small things.”
― Beartown
Words are not small things.”
― Beartown
“What does it take to be a good parent? Not much. Just everything. Absolutely everything.”
― Us Against You
― Us Against You
“Maya is silent for a long time, then asks, 'Do you want boys or girls?'
Ana replies as if she's spent her whole life thinking about this, 'Boys.'
'Why?'
'Because the world is kind of shitty toward them sometimes. But it treats us like that nearly all the time.”
― Us Against You
Ana replies as if she's spent her whole life thinking about this, 'Boys.'
'Why?'
'Because the world is kind of shitty toward them sometimes. But it treats us like that nearly all the time.”
― Us Against You
North East Book Bitches
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We are a trio that reside in rural Saskatchewan with varied interests but a shared interest in all things literary.
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