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Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks

by Jason Reynolds

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“A man can make mistakes. A man can change his mind. A woman? No. If she makes a mistake, she is unfit. If she changes her mind, she is fickle.”
― Crystal J. Bell, The Lamplighter

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“It wasn't that she didn't like people. It was that she liked books more. They didn't fuss or judge or mock or reject.They invited you in, fluffed up the pillows on the couch, offered you tea and toast, and shared their hearts with no expectation that you'd do anything more than absorb what they had to give.”
― Sarah Beth Durst, The Spellshop

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“Regret and guilt are fierce scavengers, and I am easy prey.”
― Crystal J. Bell, The Lamplighter

tags: guilt, regret

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“But love is weakness. Love is ripping out your beating heart, laid bare to the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune. Or maybe that vulnerability is a kind of strength.”
― Joy McCullough, Enter the Body

tags: love, vulnerability

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“Proving everyone wrong has been at the forefront of my decisions. The truth is I have nothing to prove. I am enough and always have been. I learn from my mistakes and become stronger because of them.”
― Crystal J. Bell, The Lamplighter

tags: inner-strength, inner-strength-of-a-woman, self-confidence

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