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Emma Montana McElroy
McElroy isn't a famous poet, but a 9-year old girl who won a contest that HarperCollins hosted, where you had to write a miserable poem.
A line from her poem, “That was the end of that”.
“A man who wears the crown of a king cannot wear the jade of a warrior. Gold and jade, never together.”
― Jade City
― Jade City
“If you've ever tried to keep a diary, then you'll know that the problem of trying to write about the past really starts in the present: No matter how fast you write, you're always stuck in the then and you can never catch up to what's happening now, which means that now is pretty much doomed to extinction.”
― A Tale for the Time Being
― A Tale for the Time Being
“But that was the thing about death, as Marion knew so well. No matter how much the deceased were loved, life does not wait for the grieving. Though on the inside everything will change and what used matter falls away, the routine and ordinary remain unchallenged.”
― Marion Lane and the Midnight Murder
― Marion Lane and the Midnight Murder
“You didn't need to speak sweetly and offer patronage at every turn to these people. You had to be honest with them and show that they had more to gain from your friendship than your enmity.”
― Jade City
― Jade City
“My only intent was to feel better—which is to say, not to feel at all.”
― Wishful Drinking
― Wishful Drinking
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