Matthew
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“Kindness is never a mistake,” said the Elder Steward. “Somewhere in the heart it is always remembered.”
“It was fascinating, how frightened people who lived in a vampire’s backyard could be of the rest of the world. Just because something was unfamiliar, that didn’t mean it had sharper teeth or crueler claws than the monster they already knew.”
― Down Among the Sticks and Bones
― Down Among the Sticks and Bones
“Literature has the same impact as a match lit in the middle of a field in the middle of the night. The match illuminates relatively little, but it enables us to see how much darkness surrounds it.”
― The Librarian of Auschwitz
― The Librarian of Auschwitz
“Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark.” As long as you have the books, you’ll always have that light.”
― The Book Woman's Daughter
― The Book Woman's Daughter
“Now you can spend the rest of the holidays the right way: relaxing at home with cocoa and Hallmark Christmas movies. Like me.”
― Mr. Naughty List
― Mr. Naughty List
“People have lost their history, the what and how and why of things. They know so little of the places where they live.”
― Innocence
― Innocence
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