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"And right here Vassilios could see that they were all their own enemies, that they were all human, all in pain, all hurting each other from hatred and fear." - page 272

" "I don't want to be scared anymore, but I also don't want to do things because they are safe." " - page 304

" "It's about having what is right here, right now, and not squandering what remains." " - page 327

"In an unmapped realm in your own souls, I hope all of you find the land made just exactly for you." " - page 346

" 'In darkness and in light, in trouble and in joy, help us, Heavenly Father, to trust your love, to serve your purpose, and to praise your name, through Jesus Christ our Lord.' " - page 185

" 'Books give us the benefit of a lot of people's experiences,' she said slowly. 'They give us more options to choose from - more ways to live - than we could ever find on our own.' " - page 256

"Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing." - Helen Keller

"War is only ever justified if it's fought to bring about peace." - page 88 ✌🏻

Butterflies fluttering, heart racing and all I want to do is dance - this is that kind of a book. 🥰

"But sometimes what we want does not happen, even if we want it very much." - pag127

"Love is a jewel and helps us to see." - page 115

"Sometimes when there is nothing else to do, or nothing that can be done yet, it is best to be happy with friends and to let this strengthen your spirit." - page 80

"Children are good at understanding grown-ups, but grown-ups are rarely able to understand children which is odd because they have already been children and ought to remember what it's like." - page 38

HE DID NOT! 🥺

"It struck me that we are never fully at ease when we are aware of another's gaze. Perhaps we are never fully ourselves. In the desire to please or impress, to persuade of dominate, our movements become conscious, our features set." - page 317

" '... and if you want opinion to define what something means then you should at least consider all sides.' ...
'It's a good thing, then, that some of them have you.' " - page 287

"I remembered Lizzie apologising to Mrs Lloyd the first time she stayed to chat, for the chip in the cup.
'A chip doesn't stop it from holding tea,' Mrs Lloyd had said." - page 225 🫖

"I think sometimes the proper words mustn't be quite right, and so people make new words up, or use old words differently."

... and here I am finally starting to understand. ☻️

"She no longer needed his red fur and his bright eyes to give her what her own experience lacked." - page 73

"Every start she gave, every movement she made, passed through him too." page 64

"Thus closely united, thus immensely divided, they gazed at each other. Then with one bound Flush sprang onto the sofa and laid himself where he was to lie for ever after - on the rug at Miss Barrett's feet" - page 14

🥺

"What were you doing wandering the black forest?" page 325

I thought it quite fitting being just there. ☻️

"Mysh snorted. 'I will carry you, but I am not your servant.' " page 177

I felt the deep understanding and wisdom horses have and, oh, how much I would love to ride again. They are something magical. 🤍

I am intrigued by Vasya and her frozen surroundings ❄️ though I do not always know what to make of the question of the demons and christianty. 🤔

On pause because our little one is just a bit too little still. Changing it for the last bits of the baby version. 😊

"Humans were capable of so many amazing things, but too often they just sat making words, not doing anything."

"My purpose, my whole life, had been to love him and be with him, to make him happy." 🥺

Precisely what we needed in this whole new phase of endeavour. 😊

"It was starting to seem to me that just when I had life all figured out it changed."

"There was, I reflected, much more complexity to the world than I had supposed ... Larger events had the ability to change everything."

Taking a pause here up until our little one grows older. 😊