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“My people had a saying about home, as they did about so many of the important things in life: a Varenian can never be lost at sea, because he calls the entire ocean home.”
― Mara Rutherford, Crown of Coral and Pearl

“A life does not have to be satisfying or triumphant. A life does not have to mean anything or lead anywhere. A life does not need a direction or a goal. But sometimes a person is lucky enough to have a life with all that anyway.”
― Joseph Fink, Alice Isn't Dead

“That’s the horror, the most awful thing: to have a child the world wants to destroy and know that you’re helpless to help him. Nothing worse than that. Nothing worse.”
― Matt Ruff, Lovecraft Country

“I sang a song as I sprang from the womb- which is not unusual. After nine months many Kongos come like baby birds- crying and craning.”
― Agnes Gomillion, The Record Keeper