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The Lives of Saints (Grishaverse)

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Rule of Wolves (King of Scars, #2)

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Ariana’s Quotes

“When I walk, I walk with you. Where I go, you're with me always.”
― Alice Hoffman, The Story Sisters

tags: faeries, family, fiction, love

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“No one's family is normal. Normalcy is a lie invented by advertising agencies to make the rest of us feel inferior.”
― Claire LaZebnik, Epic Fail

tags: family, normalcy

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“You are born into your family and your family is born into you. No returns. No exchanges.”
― Elizabeth Berg, The Art of Mending

tags: family

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“Before you were conceived, I wanted you. Before you were born, I loved you. Before you were an hour, I would die for you. This is the miracle of love.”
― Maureen Hawkins

tags: family

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“I know I can't tell you what it's like to be gay. But I can tell you what it's not. It's not hiding behind words, Mama. Like family and decency and Christianity.”
― Armistead Maupin

tags: bigotry, christianity, coming-out, equality, family, gay

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