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“Everything will be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end.”
― The Maid
― The Maid
“art is not always for the viewer. Sometimes the very act of creating can mean salvation for the artist.”
― The Warsaw Orphan
― The Warsaw Orphan
“you could step outside for a welcome jolt of sunshine and suck your soul back into your lungs.”
― The Rose Code
― The Rose Code
“I didn’t tell the truth because the truth hurt. What happened at school was bad enough, but Gran knowing about my suffering meant she experienced my pain too. That’s the trouble with pain. It’s as contagious as a disease. It spreads from the person who first endured it to those who love them most. Truth isn’t always the highest ideal; sometimes it must be sacrificed to stop the spread of pain to those you love. Even children know this intuitively.”
― The Maid
― The Maid
“The years have been rough and they’ve been kind and they’ve been long and they’ve been short...but everything changes, and the best and brightest era of our family’s life has drawn to a close.”
― Truths I Never Told You
― Truths I Never Told You
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