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It seems to me that when you look back at a life, yours or another’s, what you see is a path that weaves into and out of deep shadow. So
“You have special abilities,” she goes on. “I don’t mean you are a witch or a fox spirit. And you’ve never seemed drawn to the special gift of healing or magic. Rather, you are like A-ma Mata, who gave birth to the Akha people, who pushed against her restraints, who said, ‘No, I will not accept my bad fate,’ and who endured against all odds with her intelligence, compassion, and perseverance. All that comes from this grove. And the mother tree.” A-ma”
― The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane
― The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane
“Maybe our lives are like gigantic jigsaw puzzles. You find the right piece and suddenly the whole picture has meaning.”
― The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane
― The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane
“May we never forget. May we live with honor at all times, regardless of our circumstances. And may we choose love, a weapon that will defeat hate every single time. Love is the resistance.”
― Resistance
― Resistance
“You can’t change how other people think and act, but you’re in full control of you. When it comes down to it, the only question that matters is this: If nothing in the world ever changes, what type of man are you gonna be?”
― Dear Martin
― Dear Martin
“Jumping to conclusions is often the only exercise some people get, and is always easier than finding the patience to discover the truth.”
― The Sound of Glass
― The Sound of Glass
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