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“The beginning of a novel is like a first date. You hope that from the first lines an urgent magic will take hold, and you will sink into the story like a hot bath, giving yourself over entirely. But this hope is tempered by the expectation that, in reality, you are about to have to learn a bunch of people’s names and follow along politely like you are attending the baby shower of a woman you hardly know. And that’s fine, goodness knows you've fallen in love with books that didn’t grab you in the first paragraph. But that doesn’t stop you from wishing they would, from wishing they would come right up to you in the dark of your mind and kiss you on the throat.” ~ Rufi Thorpe, Margo’s Got Money Troubles

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“Keep a place in your heart for things that are beautiful,” Pete would say to her. “Beauty’ll help you get through dark times.” ~ M.L. Stedman, A Far-Flung Life

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“Think about life as a fence,” said Miss Winkle. “And each time we transgress, each time we hurt one another, we must tap a nail into that fence. When we’re ready, we can pull those nails out of the fence. But even still, there will be holes.” “Can the holes be fixed?” asked Bud. “Can they be patched?” Miss Winkle shook her head. Bud’s shoulders sunk. “But it’s alright,” said Miss Winkle. “The fence is still standing. The light can shine through.” ~ Madeline Cash, Lost Lambs

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We all float through space on a rock, hurtling toward forever. So many of us forget that it’s other people who make life worth living. As much as we like to think so, we can’t do this alone. Everyone needs someone. Maybe not all the time, but enough that it matters. ~ T.J. Klune, We Burned So Bright

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You are right about what you said—we are thirty in our hearts, before all the disappointment, all the ways it turned out to be so much more painful than we thought it would be, but then again, it has also been magic. ~ Virginia Evans, The Correspondent: A Novel

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Sometimes there was no third book. No resolution no matter how many times you reread or how hard you wished for it. ~ Ilona Andrews, This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me

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If one concentrated on one thing and then another — the good things in each moment — the fear wrapped deep in the gut seemed to unswell, like an iced bruise. Still there, but quieter. ~ Peter Heller, The River