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mads’s Quotes

“This version of him isn't perfect. None of them are. New isn't the same as perfect. Growing up isn't inherently loss, it's just change.”
― Kiersten White, Mister Magic

tags: change, flaws, growing-up, perfection

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“I have always been envious of the Abosom and their faith in a God they cannot see. Today I am envious of you, child, of the faith you have in others. To be that open is to be free.”
― Saara El-Arifi, The Final Strife

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“Which is more intricate?” he mused. “The designs of men, trying to reach gods, or that of gods, trying to reach men?” My hammer collided with a chunk of granite. “What is either to the intricacies of women, who reach both?”
― Rachel Gillig, The Knight and the Moth

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“I'd battled ghosts and touched the stars. I'd climbed a mountain to the moon and conquered the fury of the sun.”
― Elizabeth Lim, Spin the Dawn

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“I am but a verse inspired by your chorus, and I will follow you until the end, when the isle takes my bones and my name is nothing more than a remembrance on a headstone, next to yours.”
― Rebecca Ross, A River Enchanted

tags: jack-and-adaira, love, romantic

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