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“Before long, he caught a hold of himself and concluded that nothing ever did happen again; to each was given days and chances which wouldn’t come back around. And wasn’t it sweet to be where you were and let it remind you of the past for once, despite the upset, instead of always looking on into the mechanics of the days and the trouble ahead, which might never come.”
― Small Things Like These
― Small Things Like These
“And so I try to be kind to everything I see, and in everything I see, I see him.”
― A Little Life
― A Little Life
“But time passed and eventually my mind had only one thought in it as regards childhood. For any kid that gets that as an option: take that sweet thing and run with it. Hide. Love it so hard. Because it's going to fucking leave you and not come back.”
― Demon Copperhead
― Demon Copperhead
“For almost forty years, I have tried to draw a shape that resembles me, but without success. Today, though, I can connect those disparate dots. I can see, in the constellation of fragments scattered over the page, a silhouette in which I recognize myself at last: I am the daughter, and the granddaughter, of survivors.”
― The Postcard
― The Postcard
“Seasons flow in a cycle.
Life too, passes through difficult winters.
But after any winter, spring will follow.”
― Tales from the Cafe
Life too, passes through difficult winters.
But after any winter, spring will follow.”
― Tales from the Cafe
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