“Whenever you feel like criticizing any one...just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had.”
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“So we must forgive all those Who trespass against us? Fuck that shit. I’m not some charitable trust. There are people I will hate Even after I’m ashes and dust.”
― You Don't Have to Say You Love Me
― You Don't Have to Say You Love Me
“She was enfolded in the great wings of Mrs. Whatsit and she felt comfort and strength pouring through her. Mrs. Whatsit was not speaking aloud, and yet through the wings Meg understood words.
"My child, do not despair. Do you think we would have brought you here if there was no hope? We are asking you to do a difficult thing, but we are confident that you can do it. Your father needs help, he needs courage, and for his children he may be able to do what he cannot do for himself.”
― A Wrinkle in Time
"My child, do not despair. Do you think we would have brought you here if there was no hope? We are asking you to do a difficult thing, but we are confident that you can do it. Your father needs help, he needs courage, and for his children he may be able to do what he cannot do for himself.”
― A Wrinkle in Time
“There are family mysteries I cannot solve. There are family mysteries I am unwilling to solve.”
― You Don't Have to Say You Love Me
― You Don't Have to Say You Love Me
“Women endure the labor of childbirth and men send themselves to war! But I gave birth to eight children and never once did I cry like I saw some of those men out there before they even fired their first shot! I think it has something to do with the unnaturalness of killing compared to the naturalness of giving birth.”
― So Far from God
― So Far from God
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