Embeth’s special power was what Jorge referred to as “negative empathy”—she could always imagine the worst thing a person might be thinking.
“His heart is too full, and no words to release it.”
― The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
― The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
“Mothers aren’t supposed to have yesterdays. To our children, we’re blank slates, patiently awaiting their appearance so our lives can finally begin. In their minds, we’ve kept no secrets, dreamed no dreams, committed no sins. But few of us come to motherhood unmarked by life. We’ve had pasts and passions—and yes, regrets.”
― Every Precious and Fragile Thing
― Every Precious and Fragile Thing
“A face with no freckles is like a flower with no bloom.” – Irish Proverb”
― The Consequence of Anna
― The Consequence of Anna
“Nothing weighs more than someone else’s belief in you.”
― My Friends
― My Friends
“There was no going back. They all knew it. There was no pretending anymore, no hiding in their supposedly safe corner of the world while unimaginable cruelty and exploitation carried on beyond. There was only the vast, frightening web of the colonial empire, and the demands of justice to resist it.”
― Babel
― Babel
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