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There was a point, when he was younger, where he’d dreamed of understanding grown-up conversation. Now he could, and realized he’d overestimated it. ~ Rumaan Alam, Leave the World Behind

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It takes courage to let down your armor, to welcome people to see you as you are. Sometimes I feel the same as you: I can’t risk having people behold me as I truly am. But there’s also a small voice in the back of my mind, a voice that tells me, “You will miss so much by being so guarded.” ~ Rebecca Ross, Divine Rivals

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“Words define us, they explain us, and, on occasion, they serve to control or isolate us.” ~ Pip Williams, The Dictionary of Lost Words

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“So now what?” I said. “Neither of us can get that gun, and if you try to attack me my cat will murder you.” “I’m thinking,” Jacobs said. “You’re bleeding,” I said. “I can do both.” ~ John Scalzi, Starter Villain

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“Violence against nature always goes hand in hand with violence against people.” ~ Stephen Markley, The Deluge

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I like to see books spread out on a table like a banquet. Every time I pass by, I’m tempted to sit down and begin something delicious, or to pick up where I left off the last time I played hooky from work, the work that colonizes most of the rooms in our own house. ~ Margaret Renkl, The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year