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Kari Ann Sweeney said:
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“𝘞𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘵, 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴.”
This was an emotional and heartfelt coming of age book. Poignant storytelling, inspiring characters and heartfelt emotion. I enjoyed how the alternating dual timel ...more "
Kari Ann Sweeney said:
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This is a hidden gem.My friend sent this book to me with the note "I adore this book! It's a favorite like 𝘛𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘐'𝘮 𝘏𝘰𝘮𝘦 or 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘯𝘦-𝘪𝘯-𝘢-𝘔𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘉𝘰𝘺. Just glad it exists and that I got to read it. Hope you end up liking it. . . let me know ...more "
“She wanted a cure for grief and she wanted someone to tell her where to find it.”
― The Half Moon
― The Half Moon
“What he didn't say was that you don't get cold-resistant because your jackets suck, you just stop complaining about it after a while, because complaining doesn't make you any warmer.”
― The Only Good Indians
― The Only Good Indians
“The world sees what it wishes to see, or, when the chips are down, what you tell it to see: it does not wish to see who, or what, or why you are.”
― If Beale Street Could Talk
― If Beale Street Could Talk
“Getting dumped is never really about getting dumped.'
'What is it about, then?' I ask.
'It's about every rejection you've ever experienced in your entire life. It's about the kids at school who called you names. And the parent who never came back. And the girls who wouldn't dance with you at the disco. And the school girlfriend who wanted to be single when she went to uni. And any criticism at work. When someone says they don't want to be with you, you feel the pain of every single one of those times in life where you felt like you weren't good enough. You live through all of it again.'
'I don't know how to get over it, Mum,' I say. 'At this point I'm so tired of myself. I don't know how to let go of her.'
'You don't let go once. That's your first mistake. You say goodbye over a lifetime. You might not have thought about her for ten years, then you'll hear a song or you'll walk past somewhere you once went together - something will come to the surface that you'd totally forgotten about. And you say another goodbye. You have to be prepared to let go and let go and let go a thousand times.'
'Does it get easier?'
'Much,' she says.”
― Good Material
'What is it about, then?' I ask.
'It's about every rejection you've ever experienced in your entire life. It's about the kids at school who called you names. And the parent who never came back. And the girls who wouldn't dance with you at the disco. And the school girlfriend who wanted to be single when she went to uni. And any criticism at work. When someone says they don't want to be with you, you feel the pain of every single one of those times in life where you felt like you weren't good enough. You live through all of it again.'
'I don't know how to get over it, Mum,' I say. 'At this point I'm so tired of myself. I don't know how to let go of her.'
'You don't let go once. That's your first mistake. You say goodbye over a lifetime. You might not have thought about her for ten years, then you'll hear a song or you'll walk past somewhere you once went together - something will come to the surface that you'd totally forgotten about. And you say another goodbye. You have to be prepared to let go and let go and let go a thousand times.'
'Does it get easier?'
'Much,' she says.”
― Good Material
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