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“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
“His dad had told him many times that the definition of a real man is one who cries without shame, reads poetry with his heart, feels opera in his soul, and does what’s necessary to defend a woman.”
― Where the Crawdads Sing
― Where the Crawdads Sing
“But Yukari was right I thought. After all, I absorb the world around me, and that’s changing all the time. Just as all the water that was in my body last time we met has now been replaced with new water, the things that make up me have changed too.”
― Convenience Store Woman
― Convenience Store Woman
“I no longer knew what standard to live by. Until now, my body had belonged to the convenience store, even when I wasn’t working. Sleeping, keeping in good physical shape, and eating nutritiously were all part of my job. I had to stay healthy for work.”
― Convenience Store Woman
― Convenience Store Woman
“If anyone would understand loneliness, the moon would.”
― Where the Crawdads Sing
― Where the Crawdads Sing
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