“Krasivaya. It means beautiful, but with strength. Unique.”
― Between Shades of Gray
― Between Shades of Gray
“Whether love of friend, love of country, love of God, or even love of enemy—love reveals to us the truly miraculous nature of the human spirit.”
― Between Shades of Gray
― Between Shades of Gray
“Sometimes kindness can be delivered in a clumsy way. But it's far more sincere in its clumsiness than those distinguished men you read about in books. Your father was very clumsy.”
― Between Shades of Gray
― Between Shades of Gray
“Want is for children. If this were want, I would be rid of you by now. I would have forgotten you centuries ago,” he says, a bitter loathing in his voice. “This is need. And need is painful but patient. Do you hear me, Adeline? I need you. As you need me. I love you, as you love me.”
― The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
― The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
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