be-okay-enough

[be-okay-enough]

I feel this in my soul

[be-okay-enough]

"You have words, child, a library's worth of words. Why do you choose not to use them?"

Athena's Child by Hannah Lynn

#quote #books #hannah lynn #hannahlynn #athena #athena's child

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It matters very little to us that you never meant to hurt us, because... you have.

Rise of Princes by Janell Rhiannon

#rise of princes #janell rhiannon #quote #greek mythology

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I'd been kind to [her] -- or I thought I had, but perhaps no kindness was possible between owner and slave, only varying degrees of brutality.

The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker

#the silence of the girls #pat barker #quote #books

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What a sad story, I thought for so long. Not that I now think it was happy. But I think it is true, and thus the question of whether it is sad or happy has no meaning whatsoever.

The Reader by Bernhard Schlink

#the reader #bernhard schlink #books #quote

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There's no need to talk, because the truth of what one says lies in what one does.

The Reader by Bernhard Schlink

#quote #bernhard schlink #the reader #books

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"Will you tell me who hurt you?"

I imagine saying, You. But that is nothing more than childishness.

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

#the song of achilles #quote #books #madeline miller

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You threw me to the crows, but it turns out I prefer them to you.

Circe by Madeline Miller

#quote #book quotes #circe #madeline miller

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What was I truly? In the end, I could not bear to know.

Circe by Madeline Miller

#circe #quote #madeline miller

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Patience is a virtue we can't afford.

The Witch Doesn't Burn In This One by Amanda Lovelace

#amanda lovelace #book quotes #the witch doesn't burn in this one #poetry

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I am not a lesser man for loving you.

Under His Protection by Red Phoenix

#quote #books #under his protection #red phoenix

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they wanted us weak but forced us to be strong.

the witch doesn't burn in this one by amanda lovelace

#quote #books #amanda lovelace #the witch doesn't burn in this one

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for once

in my life

i am going

to make sure

someone finally

hears

me

the princess saves herself in this one by amanda lovelace

#quote #books #the princess saves herself in this one #amanda lovelace

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when you're taught to see the world through fire, nothing looks safe.

the princess saves herself in this one by amanda lovelace

#quote #the princess saves herself in this one #amanda lovelace #books

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that is what abuse is:

knowing you are

going to get salt

but still hoping for sugar

...

- you may be gone, but i still have a stomachache

the princess saves herself in this one by amanda lovelace

#quote #the princess saves herself in this one #amanda lovelace #books

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We feed on the poor and the weak and cry belly ache.

All I Know by Shane Nicholson

#all i know #shane nicholson #quote #song lyrics

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I want to believe all is well that ends well but I just can't convince myself.

Ghosts by BANNERS

#banners #quote #song quote