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“Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means of escape.”

— Bell Hooks

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Ring of Fire October 2023 l Bray Falls

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Ring of Fire: 2023 Annular Solar Eclipse Live (NASA Broadcast)

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"One thing could happen to anyone. Two things was a tragedy. Three things felt like carelessness. "

-Seanan McGuire, Lost in the Moment and Found

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"That was the day she lost her father. It would be years before she realized losing him had taken something less tangible and less provably important away at the same time: the feeling of safety and security in the world, like it was a kind place. "

-Seanan McGuire, Lost in the Moment and Found

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Watch out for this one. And please, for the love of God, read the Author's Note first!!

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"In his experience, it was always better to adopt an attitude of nonchalance, to keep feelings shallow so they couldn't grow teeth."

- Charlie N. Holmberg, Keeper of Enchanted Rooms

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"When anything was within your grasp, it got harder and harder to remember why you shouldn't take it ‐ money, power, your dream job, your dream fuck, a life."

- Leigh Bardugo, Hell Bent

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“The last-page ache. The deep breath in after you’ve set the book aside.”

— Emily Henry, Book Lovers

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“The poison leaves bit by bit. Be patient. You are healing.”

— Unknown

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“She wanted to be alone, but not lonely. That was very different; that was something that ached and hurt dreadfully right inside one.”

— Elizabeth Von Arnim

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This is on point!