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"I was long overdue for a reread of this heartwarming story. I’m forever in awe of Laura’s gift for storytelling!" — Apr 20, 2026 07:05AM
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In a world where everyone was always shouting the most outrageous thing they could come up with just to be heard, they were the steady voice people could depend on.
“I believe there are far more possibilities than happily ever after or tragedy. Every story has the potential for infinite endings.”
― Once Upon a Broken Heart
― Once Upon a Broken Heart
“Fairy land arouses a longing for [a child] knows not what. It stirs and troubles him (to his life-long enrichment) with the dim sense of something beyond his reach and, far from dulling or emptying the actual world, gives it a new dimension of depth. He does not despise real woods because he has read of enchanted woods: the reading makes all real woods a little enchanted.”
― Of Other Worlds: Essays and Stories
― Of Other Worlds: Essays and Stories
“So once someone remembers their true name, they’re cured?” Janner asked. “I wish it were so. We all forget from time to time, and so we need each other to tell us our stories. Sometimes a story is the only way back from the darkness.”
― The Warden and the Wolf King
― The Warden and the Wolf King
“The world does not need more Christian literature. What it needs is more Christians writing good literature.”
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“As I speak, I fully grasp the weight of my growth. I've dug myself a place to live in, and now I'm ready to begin blooming.”
― Moon Soul
― Moon Soul
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