"The heart dies a slow death, shedding each hope like leaves until one day there are none. No hopes. Nothing remains."
Arthur Golden, "Memoirs of a Geisha"
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She prayed to be swallowed into the earth and perhaps reborn as a tree, where the only thing she would be expected to do was grow.
Assistant to the Villain / Hannah Nicole Maehrer
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“I know so many last words. But I will never know hers.”
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to say i miss you doesn't even begin to capture the despair your absence has brought me.
— mae s. (journal entry to the one i still love)
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Bruce being just as guilty of introducing Jason to people like he is but a small little guy.
Bruce at gala supporting youth literary comprehension programs: Have you met my son Jason? As stubborn as kids can be I managed to get him to attend.
Beneficiary: oh that’s wonderful! Does your son enjoy literature?
Bruce: oh absolutely! That’s what convinced him to even come! He has so many respectable hobbies for someone his age. Kids these days rarely find value in the classics but not Jason! Honestly he reads more, and more in depth, than I do! He’s a little mechanic too! When I first saw him he was trying to take the tires off my car with a lug wrench that was bigger than him! It was quite a sight and a rather unconventional way to meet your son but I wouldn’t have it any other way.
Beneficiary, blinks as they try to process all the proud dad info: …well that’s lovely, we have some activities for the children of the donors so that none of them get too bored!
Bruce: that’s great! I’ll let him know. Jason, can you come here for a moment?
A very tall, wide, and muscular man turns around and raises an eyebrow.
What a coincidence, that dude must also be named Jason.
He walks towards them
Jason: what do you want old man?
What
Bruce: there are activities at that table if you’re bored.
Huh
Jason: thanks for the memo but I’m not exactly at coloring book age anymore remember?
Bruce: I suppose you’re right :(
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Isabel Allende, from The House of The Spirits
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"And I'd choose you; in a hundred lifetimes, in a hundred worlds, in any version of reality, I'd find you and I'd choose you."
Kiersten White, "The Chaos of Stars"
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It hit me pretty hard. How there’s no kind of sad in this world that will stop it turning. People will keep on wanting what they want and you’re on your own.
Demon Copperhead / Barbara Kingsolver
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