March 18, 1925
Journals of Anais Nin 1923-1927
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There are certain songs, and books, and films that are like points of high ground in the memory. Like they are even larger than your own experiences. They never go away.
Graham Joyce, The Silent Land
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"I hold it steady, so that the knife cuts in to his skin. He swears and puts a bleeding finger in his mouth.
'What was that for?'
'For fun'"
- Jude Duarte, The Cruel Prince
AND THEY SAY ROMANCE IS DEAD??
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Change. But start slowly, because direction is more important than speed.
Paulo Coelho
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“That's what I consider true generosity. You give your all and yet you always feel as if it costs you nothing.”
— Simone de Beauvoir
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Sketchbook drawing of young Fitz and Nosy! With a couple quotes from pg. 33 of Assassins Apprentice!
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March 18, 1925
Journals of Anais Nin 1923-1927
[volume 3]
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"We'll follow the path," she said. "The brightness on the floor."
"The brightness that led us straight into a trap?" Annabeth asked.
"Lay off her, Annabeth," I said. "She's doing the best she can."
Annabeth stood. "The fire's getting low. I'll go look for some more scraps while you guys talk strategy." And she marched off into the shadows.
Rachel drew another figure with her stick--an ashy Antaeus dangling from his chains
"Annabeth's usually not like this," I told her. "I don't know what her problem is."
Rachel raised her eyebrows. "Are you sure you don't know?"
"What do you mean?"
"Boys," she murmured. "Totally blind."
-The Battle Of The Labyrinth
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"Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray."
- Elif Shafak, "The Forty Rules of Love."
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Then I saw you smile for the first time - at me, no less - and I fell for you like a star falling for the sky.
The Lovely Return - Carian Cole
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