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“Some say it is hell, and some say just another, bolder paradise, and some say a dark wilderness, and some say an unswept museum or library floor, and some say a long-lost love waits there wearing bloody riding clothes, returned from war, and some say freedom, which is a word that tastes strange, like a green plum.”
― Diane Seuss, Still Life with Two Dead Peacocks and a Girl

“When asked the inevitable question, whether I’d wear eyeliner if I was the last person on earth, no, hell no. Eyeliner is war. When I’m alone, I lay my weapons down.”
― Diane Seuss, frank: sonnets

“Read a thousand books, and your words will flow like a river.”
― Lisa See, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

“A peasant that reads is a prince in waiting.”
― Walter Mosley, The Long Fall