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“Without stories, we're all just lonely islands...stories let us see and hear and feel what someone else does...they build bridges to the other islands. That's why stories are so important. They create true empathy.”
― Cynthia Hand, The Afterlife of Holly Chase

“Who cares what some numpty thinks?

The thing about numpties, Mog, is that they can always find plenty of other numpties to believe their numpty nonsense. You know what they say: you're never more than six feet away from a numpty.”
― Jessica Townsend, Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow

“I've spent years living safely to secure a longer life, and look where that's gotten me. I'm at the finish line but I never ran the race.”
― Adam Silvera, They Both Die at the End

“All the preparedness in the world cannot stop the unexpected from happening”
― Rebecca Serle, In Five Years