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CHAIN YOUR ANGER IN THE dark, my mother used to tell me, and it will only thrive.
“We stood in silence for some time, the fire pit all that separated me from Wacław. The real distance was far greater. We’d been an entire realm apart for the last moon, but I’d felt closer to him then than I did now. A thousand words filled my mind. None were enough.”
― The Daughters of the Earth
― The Daughters of the Earth
“He was hanging from one of the rafters in a laundry up near Frau Diller’s. Another human pendulum. Another clock, stopped.”
― The Book Thief
― The Book Thief
“Of course it would’ve been easier! The two easiest things someone can do are be born and die! They’re passive. Everything in between requires action. Death comes for us all. Life”
― The Silence of Killing
― The Silence of Killing
“He knew it was foolish to hope. He might be of the right blood, but as his mother had reminded him so often, he would never be of the right heart.”
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“To be human is to fear death, to fight for things to be better for yourself and the people you love, and to find joy in the smallest moments. When you’re immortal, each day means nothing. You can move slowly and plan for decades. Mortals don’t have that luxury, so each moment is crucial, even if you don’t realize it at the time.”
― The Daughters of the Earth
― The Daughters of the Earth
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