“kept begging them to fight. It takes real strength to keep on fighting, and yes, usually that’s the right answer. Keep fighting, keep holding on, no matter what. But sometimes I think we forget that it also takes strength to be able to let go.”
― The Measure
― The Measure
“She felt rather than saw Bruce frowning.”
― Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six
― Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six
“It takes real strength to keep on fighting, and yes, usually that’s the right answer. Keep fighting, keep holding on, no matter what. But sometimes I think we forget that it also takes strength to be able to let go.”
― The Measure
― The Measure
“Why did people think that was okay, to kill something and stick its head on your wall?”
― Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six
― Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six
“arise in the morning torn between a desire to save the world and a desire to savor the world. That makes it hard to plan the day.”
― The Measure
― The Measure
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