“Do you know what Henry David Thoreau believed? ‘Happiness is like a butterfly; the more you chase it, the more it will elude you. But if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder.’”
“The worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It's the loneliness of it. Memories need to be shared.”
― The Giver
― The Giver
“Today is declared an unscheduled holiday.”
― The Giver
― The Giver
“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one.”
― A Dance with Dragons
― A Dance with Dragons
“Of course they needed to care. It was the meaning of everything.”
― The Giver
― The Giver
“We read to know we're not alone.”
― Shadowlands: A Play
― Shadowlands: A Play
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