“The fear of loss . . . it can destroy you as much as the loss itself.”
― Empire of Storms
― Empire of Storms
“The future could not be predicted, and the shape of things could not be divined. To think otherwise was absurd. But they were young that morning and they could cling to hope. Hope that the world could be remade kinder and sweeter.”
― Mexican Gothic
― Mexican Gothic
“It is not such a hard thing, is it - to die for your friends.”
― Empire of Storms
― Empire of Storms
“It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
― Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
― Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
“I read once that sunflowers always orient themselves to face the sun. That’s what being near Charlie Lastra is like for me. There could be a raging wildfire racing toward me from the west and I’d still be straining eastward toward his warmth.”
― Book Lovers
― Book Lovers
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