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Violet Thistlewaite Is Not a Villain Anymore

by Emily Krempholtz (Goodreads Author)

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Apr 19, 2026 09:29PM

“Some people keep their heart tucked so deep, they hardly know it’s there. But you, you have always worn it like a second skin. Open to the world. You feel it all. The love and pain. The joy and hope and sorrow. It will make your life harder, but it will also make it beautiful.”
― V.E. Schwab, Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

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“Happiness is so hard to come by. I don't understand why anyone would begrudge anyone else for managing to find some of it.”
― Taylor Jenkins Reid, Atmosphere

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“Bravery is being unafraid of something other people are afraid of. Courage is being afraid, but strong enough to do it anyway.”
― Taylor Jenkins Reid, Atmosphere

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“Tell my wife I love her very much…”
― Taylor Jenkins Reid, Atmosphere

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“The world will try to make you small. It will tell you to be modest, and meek. But the world is wrong. You should get to feel and love and live as boldly as you want.”
― V.E. Schwab, Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

tags: boldness, confidence, empowerment, identity, personal-freedom, resistance, self-expression, societal-pressure

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