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Wake the sleeper must, and confront his fears, or risk being lost in the dark places of the mind forever.


Juliet Marillier

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C.J. ROBERTS Where 'er thou art be thou (w)holy there.
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ELISABETH ELLIOT We are going to fight. We are going to be hurt. And in the end, we will stand.
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KATHERINE MANSFIELD Dive into the river of the present, but don't thrash about, go with the flow.
JIM GENOVESE The mind is the pit for which all dump trucks go to release their trash.
ROSEMARIE YUSEN We can leave a place behind, or we can stay in that place and leave our selfishness (often expressed...
JOHN H. GROBERG Sometimes, how others look at it must not be how you should see it! Sometimes, how it means to other...
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NEIL GAIMAN What is the Other?" they ask.
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“I'd dance...
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J.R.R. TOLKIEN We have tears in our eyes
As we wave our goodbyes,
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GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ She would defend herself, saying that love, no matter what else it might be, was a natural talent. S...
GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ The thing I realize is, that it's not what you take, it's what you leave.
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JENNIFER NIVEN, ALL THE BRIGHT PLACES Right now, he crosses his arms and frowns at me.

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JENNIFER NIVEN, ALL THE BRIGHT PLACES The thing is, there are good days and bad days. I feel almost guilty saying they aren't all bad.
JENNIFER NIVEN You are all the colors in one, at full brightness.
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