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This story is bittersweet vengeance served on a silver platter. I am not going to bother to give a summary because this piece of fine literature cannot be summarised with a few simple lines. Sure, as I mentioned in the very sentence, it is about an i
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“Bury my bones in the midnight soil, plant them shallow and water them deep, and in my place will grow a feral rose, soft red petals hiding sharp white teeth.”
― Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
― Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
“Death comes, and sometimes it is kind, and often it is cruel, and very rarely it is welcome. But it comes all the same.”
― Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
― Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
“Is it life,” he counters, “if there is never death to balance it? Or is its brevity what makes it beautiful?” The words spill out in such a practiced way, she’s sure he’s made the point before.”
― Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
― Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
“One can be alone without feeling lonely,” she muses. “One can feel lonely without being alone.”
― Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
― Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
“.... I didn't recognise the million little ways they expressed their love for each other. Like how my mom always bought my dad's favourite kind of cheese, Swiss, even though hers was Havarti. Like the way my dad forgot their wedding anniversary but remembered the songs that played on the radio the first time they kissed... My parents didn't buy each other fancy gifts or take expensive vacations or plan elaborate surprises. They were simple people who showed their love in minute ways every second of every day.”
― The Five Stages of Andrew Brawley
― The Five Stages of Andrew Brawley
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