Daemon rose slowly, holding my gaze. My whole body tensed as he neared and placed his hands on either side of me. Then he bent over the chair between us, resting his forehead against mine. He inhaled deeply, and it came out in an unsteady
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“I’m being guided through a dance. I hate being guided. But with Cliff, it doesn’t feel like he’s taking control. He’s moving with me in tandem.”
― If It Makes You Happy
― If It Makes You Happy
“We are always in a hurry to be happy...; for when we have suffered a long time, we have great difficulty in believing in good fortune.”
― The Count of Monte Cristo
― The Count of Monte Cristo
“The joy of having sons is that they worship their mothers. Until one day, suddenly, they don’t. I am not like you, he realizes. We are different. Then, that boy—once small and sweet—begins the long, hard process of separation, until at last he rips the seam. But the holes where mother and son were once knit together remain.”
― The Frozen River
― The Frozen River
“The act of mothering is not limited to the bearing of children.”
― The Frozen River
― The Frozen River
“There are two ways of seeing: with the body and with the soul. The body's sight can sometimes forget, but the soul remembers forever.”
― The Count of Monte Cristo
― The Count of Monte Cristo
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