“Men have used the witch label to subjugate women for centuries. If you took up space or refused to submit to the patriarchy, you were called a witch. There was once a time when witches were revered in their communities. Respected. They
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“The heaviness of loss in her heart hadn't eased, but there was room there for humour, too.”
― Brown Girl in the Ring
― Brown Girl in the Ring
“That's what literature is. It's the people who went before us, tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave, trying to tell us about life and death! Listen to them!”
― Passage
― Passage
“The single easiest way to find out how you feel about someone. Say goodbye.”
― Shoe Dog
― Shoe Dog
“A childhood without books – that would be no childhood. That would be like being shut out from the enchanted place where you can go and find the rarest kind of joy.”
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“We are flawed creatures, all of us. Some of us think that means we should fix our flaws. But get rid of my flaws and there would be no one left.”
― Take the Cannoli
― Take the Cannoli
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