“To own a certain book - and to choose it without help - is to define yourself.”
― A Life with Books
― A Life with Books
“Tricky the paths a long love might follow, like the spiral down twists of a raindrop on a windowpane.”
― City of Bohane
― City of Bohane
“There is a sharp distinction between what is remembered, what is told and what is true.”
― The Yellow Birds
― The Yellow Birds
“Freedom is not the same as lack of accountability.”
― The Yellow Birds
― The Yellow Birds
“Tattoos are a right of passage. They're a marker of bravery, of maturity, of cultural acceptance. The tattoo represents not only a willingness to accept pain - to endure it - but a need to actively embrace it. Because life is painful - beautiful but painful.......”
― The Yips
― The Yips
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