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“She was ordinary. She was remarkable. Of such commonplace contradictions are weapons made.”
― In an Absent Dream
― In an Absent Dream
“Each of us is more than the worst thing we’ve ever done.”
― Just Mercy
― Just Mercy
“What’s the Goblin Market?”
“It is a place where dreamers go when they don’t fit in with the dreams their homes think worth dreaming. Doors lead here. Perhaps you found one.”
― In an Absent Dream
“It is a place where dreamers go when they don’t fit in with the dreams their homes think worth dreaming. Doors lead here. Perhaps you found one.”
― In an Absent Dream
“In the phrase ' human being,' the word 'being' is much more important than the word 'human.' ”
― We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
― We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
“We're the unknown Americans, the ones no one even wants to know, because they've been told they're supposed to be scared of us and because maybe if they did take the time to get to know us, they might realize that we're not that bad, maybe even that we're a lot like them. And who would they hate then?”
― The Book of Unknown Americans
― The Book of Unknown Americans
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