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Ties
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Ties is a novel full of containers, both literal and symbolic. In spite of them, things go missing.
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“Defiance means you got somebody with power over you.”
― Till You Hear from Me
― Till You Hear from Me
“Stories can conquer fear, you know. They can make the heart bigger.”
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“You can't save a person who doesn't want to be saved. It was like Mr. Eddie always told the new gardeners: Everybody's got to kill their own snakes.”
― Till You Hear from Me
― Till You Hear from Me
“The first duty of wine is to be red. Don't talk to me of your white wines.”
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“Sometimes you have to show them what they want to see in order to get them to show you who they really are.”
― Till You Hear from Me
― Till You Hear from Me
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