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Crows can’t keep secrets any better than mud; once they see something curious in the forest they have to tell everybody. Those who listen are rewarded: either warned of predators or alerted to food.
“lot of times love doesn’t work out. Yet even when it fails, it connects you to others and, in the end, that is all you have, the connections.”
― Where the Crawdads Sing
― Where the Crawdads Sing
“She knew the years of isolation had altered her behavior until she was different from others, but it wasn't her fault she'd been alone. Most of what she knew, she'd learned from the wild. Nature had nurtured, tutored, and protected her when no one else would.”
― Where the Crawdads Sing
― Where the Crawdads Sing
“This society hasn't changed one bit. People who don't fit into the village are expelled: men who don't hunt, women who don't give birth to children. For all we talk about modern society and individualism, anyone who doesn't try to fit in can expect to be meddled with, coerced, and ultimately banished from the village.”
― コンビニ人間 [Konbini ningen]
― コンビニ人間 [Konbini ningen]
“Ya need some girlfriends, hon, ’cause they’re furever. Without a vow. A clutch of women’s the most tender, most tough place on Earth.”
― Where the Crawdads Sing
― Where the Crawdads Sing
“Sand keeps secrets better than mud.”
― Where the Crawdads Sing
― Where the Crawdads Sing
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