“Sometimes I wonder if it was right for us to keep things from him when you were younger.”
― The Couple Next Door
― The Couple Next Door
“Someone had gotten into bed with him. Deenie had gotten into bed with him. Only it felt too small to be Deenie. It felt more like a— He scrambled out of bed, landed awkwardly on the floor, and looked over his shoulder. It was Deenie’s little boy, Tommy. The right side of his skull was caved in. Bone splinters protruded through bloodstained fair hair.”
― Doctor Sleep
― Doctor Sleep
“I felt alone in the wilderness, but it was okay.”
― Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone
― Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone
“My soul knows your soul. In any time.”
― Recursion
― Recursion
“Maybe it’s because I’ve never known anyone I could really call ‘Papa.”
― The Shack
― The Shack
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