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“Don’t cry. Crying never helped anyone. If I had ever thought about crying, I wouldn’t be here. Do something. Read another book, learn a new language, find some activity.”
― Lea Ypi, Free: A Child and a Country at the End of History

“Such precious, precious water, Lord, water from our own well; this water that is our covenant with You, with this soil, with the life You granted us. We are born and baptized in this water, we grow full of pride, we sin, we are broken, we suffer, but with water we are cleansed of our transgressions, we are forgiven, and we are born again, day after day till the end of our days. Her mat takes her weight kindly, eases”
― Abraham Verghese, The Covenant of Water

“It’s probably better to better to spend time with fictional characters than miss the ones I’ll never see again.”
― Lea Ypi, Free: A Child and a Country at the End of History

“A mother’s love is never perfect, but it is plentiful, dedicated and true. I may not be able to write love, but Lotte, love isn’t something you feel, it’s something you do.”
― Anna Ellory, The Puzzle Women