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“Cheerfulness belonged to youth and one naturally lost it.”
― Empress Orchid
― Empress Orchid
“But as anyone who loves reading and writing quickly learns, both activities allow you to commune with the living and the dead, to listen to the thoughts of those who have come before you and argue, cajole, and sing praise for them in response.”
― Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves
― Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves
“But my spring continued to have no butterflies.”
― Empress Orchid
― Empress Orchid
“Misery is the work of the mind," Nuharoo said as she took a sip of her tea. "Master it and you will feel nothing but happiness. The beauty of my nails has not been damaged, because they stayed inside the protectors.”
― Empress Orchid
― Empress Orchid
“I was now the most powerful woman in China, yet my spirit was stuck with that empty coffin with my name and title carved in cold stone.”
― Empress Orchid
― Empress Orchid
Elysephone’s 2025 Year in Books
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