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“This is how you begin in this world. These are the lessons to be learned. Drink chamomile tea to calm the spirit. Feed a cold and starve a fever. Read as many books as you can. Always choose courage. Never watch another woman burn. Know that love is the only answer.”
― Magic Lessons
― Magic Lessons
“Violence, remember it's only the body that's fragile. You are unbreakable.”
― Iron Flame
― Iron Flame
“Little girls don’t stay little forever, Kyle Stephens said. They turn into strong women who return to destroy your world.”
― Know My Name: A Memoir
― Know My Name: A Memoir
“I know what I was like.” “You don’t.” Shane went dead serious. “You burst into my solitude, demanding to be seen. You were overwhelming. Just wild and weird and brilliant, and I never had a choice. I liked everything about you. Even the scary parts. I wanted to drown in your fucking bathwater.”
― Seven Days in June
― Seven Days in June
“Good morning, Mr. Herbert!” I would say.
The point is debatable,” he might respond.
Or, on another day: “Good morning, Mr. Herbert!”
“I will half allow it.”
Or: “Good morning, Mr. Herbert!”
“I fail to see your argument.”
Or: “Good morning, Mr. Herbert!”
“I find myself unequal to the occasion.”
Or, my favorite ever: “Good morning, Mr. Herbert!”
“Oh, you’re a satirist now, are you?”
― City of Girls
The point is debatable,” he might respond.
Or, on another day: “Good morning, Mr. Herbert!”
“I will half allow it.”
Or: “Good morning, Mr. Herbert!”
“I fail to see your argument.”
Or: “Good morning, Mr. Herbert!”
“I find myself unequal to the occasion.”
Or, my favorite ever: “Good morning, Mr. Herbert!”
“Oh, you’re a satirist now, are you?”
― City of Girls
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