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“You can’t tell people what to be, I’m afraid,” said Rosie. “You can only love and support who they already are.”
― This Is How It Always Is
― This Is How It Always Is
“Is this what growing into an adult woman is—having to predict and accordingly arrange for the avoidance of sexual harassment?”
― Queenie
― Queenie
“...we often mistake love for fireworks - for drama and dysfunction. But real love is very quiet, very still. It's boring, if seen from the perspective of high drama. Love is deep and calm - and constant.”
― The Silent Patient
― The Silent Patient
“I wished that well-meaning white liberals would think before they said things that they thought were perfectly innocent.”
― Queenie
― Queenie
“The best arguments in the world won't change a person's mind. The only thing that can do that is a good story.”
― The Overstory
― The Overstory
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