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“Whatever comes,” she said, “cannot alter one thing. If I am a princess in rags and tatters, I can be a princess inside. It would be easy to be a princess if I were dressed in cloth of gold, but it is a great deal more of a triumph to be
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“Being silly is still allowed, not excluded by adulthood. What's excluded by adulthood is thoughtlessness, so be thoughtful and silly”
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“my enemies aren’t ugly-faced crooks, they don’t laugh
while innocent die. they point & say how
tragic then go home to pet their cute dogs.”
― Citizen Illegal
while innocent die. they point & say how
tragic then go home to pet their cute dogs.”
― Citizen Illegal
“I love the library.
My own personal book church.
Safety.
But I'm losing patience with fiction.
The challenges and triumphs of
fictional characters only make me
feel worse about myself.
Novels end nicely and neatly
with all obstacles overcome.
Loose ends tied up.
My own story just keeps unraveling
with depressing predictability.”
― Alone
My own personal book church.
Safety.
But I'm losing patience with fiction.
The challenges and triumphs of
fictional characters only make me
feel worse about myself.
Novels end nicely and neatly
with all obstacles overcome.
Loose ends tied up.
My own story just keeps unraveling
with depressing predictability.”
― Alone
“It was snowing. It was always snowing at Christmas. December, in my memory, is white as Lapland, though there were no reindeers. But there were cats.”
― A Child's Christmas in Wales
― A Child's Christmas in Wales
“I lived in books more than I lived anywhere else.”
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
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