“But the words she chooses withhold their best qualities, they refuse to match the way she feels inside.”
― The Miniaturist
― The Miniaturist
“Bite your lips, little brother...Don't cry. Keep your anger, your hate, for another day, for later. The day will come but not now...Wait. Clench your teeth and wait...”
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“Because I don’t know whether honesty is better than happiness. Do we sacrifice honesty in order to be happy?”
― The Bone Season
― The Bone Season
“The need to call this thing “good” and this thing “bad,” this thing “white” and this thing “black,” was an impulse that Effia did not understand. In her village, everything was everything. Everything bore the weight of everything else.”
― Homegoing
― Homegoing
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