“Were we all preconditioned to love certain things? A moment in childhood, lost to memory but indebily marked on our souls?”
― The Lost Bookshop
― The Lost Bookshop
“She asked, ‘What is something you create, even if you do nothing?’ The answer was a choice. Choosing not to do something was still a choice. I was choosing not to register for college because I was too scared. What I hadn’t realised was that I was actively choosing to stay stuck where I was, which scared me even more.”
― The Lost Bookshop
― The Lost Bookshop
“Lost is not a hopeless place to be. It is a place of patience, of waiting. Lost does not mean gone for ever. Lost is a bridge between worlds, where the pain of our past can be transformed into power.”
― The Lost Bookshop
― The Lost Bookshop
“You have to understand, old houses have their quirks. Some things are meant to be flawed. Therein lies beauty.”
― The Lost Bookshop
― The Lost Bookshop
“No one is coming to save you. People don’t suddenly change, say they’re sorry and begin to treat you with respect. They are a jumble of hurt and pain and they will take it out on whomever they can.”
― The Lost Bookshop
― The Lost Bookshop
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