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She knew as a person of science that it was more painful to lose something you thought was yours than to never get that thing you long for.
“Seems that when a woman has too much knowledge or skill, or speaks her mind freely, these Puritans take great offense.”
― The First Witch of Boston
― The First Witch of Boston
“This war is going to be full of women who fall in love with men they'll never see again. All we do is say goodbye over and over.”
― Wives of War
― Wives of War
“With our hands, we reach for things we shouldn't have and we grasp what isn't ours. The way I have always reached for you.”
― From Sand and Ash
― From Sand and Ash
“One day you’ll realize you worked your whole life to get to a point where you can start living, and the one regret you’ll have is you could have been living all along.”
― The Stars Don't Lie
― The Stars Don't Lie
“They can take our homes, our possessions. Our families. Our lives. They can drive us out, like they’ve driven us out before. They can humiliate us and dehumanize us. But they cannot take our thoughts. They cannot take our talents. They cannot take our knowledge, or our memories, or our minds. In music, there is no bondage. Music is a door, and the soul escapes through the melody. Even if it’s only for a few minutes. And everyone who listens is freed. Everyone who listens is elevated.”
― From Sand and Ash
― From Sand and Ash
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