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“It’s probably better to better to spend time with fictional characters than miss the ones I’ll never see again.”
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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.”
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― Free: A Child and a Country at the End of History
“healing wasn’t about closure, it wasn’t about turning the page and walking away. Healing was working on feelings as they changed and evolved day-to-day.”
― The Puzzle Women
― The Puzzle Women
“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.”
― The Puzzle Women
― The Puzzle Women
“In the end my grandmother said, “We’re always in charge of our fate.” Biography was critical to knowing the limits of your world, but once you knew those limits, you were free to choose and you became responsible for your decisions.”
― Free: A Child and a Country at the End of History
― Free: A Child and a Country at the End of History
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