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Principles of Spookology (The Spectral Files, #2)

by S.E. Harmon (Goodreads Author)

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Oct 16, 2023 08:23AM

“Learn from your past and be better because of your past,” she would say, “but don’t cry about your past. Life is full of pain. Let the pain sharpen you, but don’t hold on to it. Don’t be bitter.”
― Trevor Noah, Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

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“Nelson Mandela once said, 'If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.' He was so right. When you make the effort to speak someone else's language, even if it's just basic phrases here and there, you are saying to them, 'I understand that you have a culture and identity that exists beyond me. I see you as a human being”
― Trevor Noah, Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

tags: culture-identity, empathy, language

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“The only thing that matters to me in this life is you, Ery.” I kissed the side of his head and entwined my fingers in the short waves of his hair. “Gods, man, creature… I will kill them all if it means saving you.”
― Jaclyn Osborn, Axios: A Spartan Tale

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“Grief is a terrible and beautiful thing."
"I don't think it's so beautiful."
"The hurt means you loved someone. That you really loved someone.”
― Benjamin Alire Sáenz, The Inexplicable Logic of My Life

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“You are my heart,” he said unexpectedly. The amount of care in his voice settled over my chest like a warm cloak. “I do not easily confess emotions in the way you do, but know I feel the same. The words I once spoke to you hold true: I will kill any man and turn the whole world to ash for you, my warrior. I fear neither battle nor death, but I fear the day you are not by my side. Never question where my heart lies, because it is forever yours. In this life and the next.”
― Jaclyn Osborn, Axios: A Spartan Tale

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