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“And yet it disturbs me to learn I have hurt someone unintentionally. I want all my hurts to be intentional.”
― Cat’s Eye
― Cat’s Eye
“She was free in her wildness. She was a wanderess, a drop of free water. She belonged to no man and to no city”
― The Wanderess
― The Wanderess
“When you're unhinged, things make their way out of you that should be kept inside, and other things get in that ought to be shut out. The locks lose their powers. The guards go to sleep. The passwords fail.”
― The Blind Assassin
― The Blind Assassin
“I'm not senile," I snapped. "If I burn the house down it will be on purpose.”
― The Blind Assassin
― The Blind Assassin
“Water does not resist. Water flows. When you plunge your hand into it, all you feel is a caress. Water is not a solid wall, it will not stop you. But water always goes where it wants to go, and nothing in the end can stand against it. Water is patient. Dripping water wears away a stone. Remember that, my child. Remember you are half water. If you can't go through an obstacle, go around it. Water does.”
― The Penelopiad
― The Penelopiad
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