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“Memories were like sunshine. They warmed you up and left a pleasant glow, but you couldn't hold them.”
― Moon Over Manifest
― Moon Over Manifest
“But what is it that makes a person want to stay here on this earth anyway, and go on suffering the most awful pain just for the sake of getting to stay? I used to think it was because people fear death. But now I think it is because people can't bear saying goodbye.”
― Missing May
― Missing May
“Ronan taught me that children do not exist to honor their parents; their parents exist to honor them. [...] Ronan was mine but he never belonged to me. This is not an issue of ownership. A child is not a couch.”
― The Still Point of the Turning World
― The Still Point of the Turning World
“Grief weighs nothing but you still have to drag it around.”
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“A fine and beautiful life lies before thee, because thou hast a lively mind and a good wit. Thine arms are very strong and sturdy. Swimming hath helped to make them so, but only because thou hast had the will to do it. Fret not, my son. None of us is perfect. It is better to have crooked legs than a crooked spirit. We can only do the best we can with what we have. That, after all, is the measure of success: what we do with what we have.”
― The Door in the Wall
― The Door in the Wall
Caldecott Books
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Jill’s 2025 Year in Books
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