“But sometimes, unexpectedly, grief pounded over me in waves that left me gasping; and when the waves washed back, I found myself looking out over a brackish wreck which was illumined in a light so lucid, so heartsick and empty, that I could hardly remember that the world had ever been anything but dead.”
― The Goldfinch
― The Goldfinch
“A woman's sense of self and power should come not from the number of heads she can turn, but rather from the minds and hearts she can turn.”
― Our Bodies, Our Souls: A Jewish Perspective on Feminine Spirituality
― Our Bodies, Our Souls: A Jewish Perspective on Feminine Spirituality
“You get what you get and you don't get upset.”
― Pinkalicious
― Pinkalicious
“When a child hits a child, we call it aggression.
When a child hits an adult, we call it hostility.
When an adult hits an adult, we call it assault.
When an adult hits a child, we call it discipline.”
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When a child hits an adult, we call it hostility.
When an adult hits an adult, we call it assault.
When an adult hits a child, we call it discipline.”
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“A hero is an ordinary human being who does the best of things in the worst of times.”
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