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Nightshade and Oak

by Molly O'Neill (Goodreads Author)

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“bi” meaning “two.” I needed a shirt that read bi as in horny for gender expansiveness. Maybe I could get that custom-made on Etsy.”
― Haley Jakobson, Old Enough

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“And then I am going to rattle the stars.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Heir of Fire

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“If your enemy comes to speak bearing a sword, open your door to him and speak, but keep your own sword at hand. If he comes to you empty-handed, greet him the same way. But if he comes to you bearing gifts, stand on your walls and cast stones down on him.”
― Tad Williams, The Dragonbone Chair

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“You see demons in the eyes of the world, and the world sees a bottomless pit in yours.”
― Neal Shusterman, Challenger Deep

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“The fear of not living is a deep, abiding dread of watching your own potential decompose into irredeemable disappointment when 'should be' gets crushed by what is. Sometimes I think it would be easier to die than to face that, because 'what could have been' is much more highly regarded than 'what should have been.' Dead kids are put on pedestals, but mentally ill kids get hidden under the rug.”
― Neal Shusterman, Challenger Deep

tags: mental-illness, suicidal-thoughts

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