“Who protects you?” he asked, not doubting her abilities but curious to hear her answer. It was brash, much like the captain herself. “The sea herself,” she said. “I am her daughter, and when I’m with my mother”—she exhaled gustily—“nobody
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“It is youth's gift not to feel its debts.”
― Circe
― Circe
“And it occurred to me how absurd it was to cling to morality when surrounded by people who had none.”
― The Water Dancer
― The Water Dancer
“Ein goldener Käfig ist und bleibt ein Käfig.”
― Circe
― Circe
“But we look away at our own peril. For what wonders await us when we don't turn away. Sometimes it is easier to try to make sense of the world one story at a time.
And when we dare to listen, we remember that there is no "other," there is only us, and what we have in common will always be greater than what separates us.”
― The Moth Presents All These Wonders: True Stories About Facing the Unknown
And when we dare to listen, we remember that there is no "other," there is only us, and what we have in common will always be greater than what separates us.”
― The Moth Presents All These Wonders: True Stories About Facing the Unknown
“And by then, I well knew what would be done upon that land, how the sin of theft would be multiplied by the sin of bondage.”
― The Water Dancer
― The Water Dancer
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