Lydia Velazquez
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“The body knows things a long time before the mind catches up to them. I was wondering what my body knew that I didn’t”
― The Secret Life of Bees
― The Secret Life of Bees
“I used to think printing things made them permanent”
― The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories
― The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories
“Lightning came, not jagged but in soft, golden licks across the sky”
― The Secret Life of Bees
― The Secret Life of Bees
“I want tiny permanents. I want gigantic permanents!”
― The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories
― The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories
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