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“His dad had told him many times that the definition of a real man is one who cries without shame, reads poetry with his heart, feels opera in his soul, and does what’s necessary to defend a woman.”
― Where the Crawdads Sing
― Where the Crawdads Sing
“You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching,
Love like you'll never be hurt,
Sing like there's nobody listening,
And live like it's heaven on earth.”
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Love like you'll never be hurt,
Sing like there's nobody listening,
And live like it's heaven on earth.”
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“I wasn't aware that words could hold so much. I didn't know a sentence could be so full.”
― Where the Crawdads Sing
― Where the Crawdads Sing
“It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.”
― Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
― Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
“into it in the end, but she’d gotten the feeling he’d only relented to placate her, to ease some of the tension that’d crept into their marriage. And by then it was too late. A month later she was attending his funeral. Oddly, she didn’t feel the gut-wrenching loss that normally accompanied any thought of her late husband. Did that mean she was learning to live without him? Or was it the hope of having a child that buoyed her spirits? If she was pregnant, it would be more than a little ironic that it had happened with Maxim… “Get this over with,” she said aloud.”
― On a Snowy Christmas: A Thrilling Holiday Romance of Survival and Unexpected Love
― On a Snowy Christmas: A Thrilling Holiday Romance of Survival and Unexpected Love
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