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“Christmas, my child, is love in action. Every time we love, every time we give, it's Christmas.”
“Niko? I have decided to christen this little pool Le Cagot's Soul.""Oh?""Yes. Because it is clear and pure and lucid.""And treacherous and dangerous?""You know, Niko, I begin to suspect that you ar...”
“No, she learned that true love was epic stuff, as told by Mary.”
“Why did you come out when you knew how your family would react? I murmured, wrapping my arms around his waist. I brushed my lips the length of Locks neck.Because I didnt want to hide. I hated actin...”
“I love you, but I hate your overeating" doesnt help a marriage. It's not helpful because hatred is a powerful emotion (a posture, really) that is not easy to wield or maintain carefully. Hatred is ...”
“Cynicism may help us create simpler storylines with good guys and bad guys, but it doesn't make us any better at telling the truth, which is that most of us are a frightening mix of good and evil, ...”
“That was when I realized all love does is hurt people. It lulls you into a false sense of security, and then bam! You slam into a brick wall of pain. A shit ton of pain. Love destroys people to the...”
“On the bright side, I'm sure this isn't the last time you'll ever get firebombed, so maybe you'll have better luck next time.”
“Ill see you later, I murmured.Yeah. Our foreheads pressed together. Our lips lingered half an inch apart. Thin ropes of dark hair hung over his forehead as sweat glistened across his face in the st...”
“A smile curved the corners of his mouth under the dust-and soot-covered visor. Youre crying? I answered his question with my tear-stricken gaze.Im not going anywhere. He reached his hand out and I ...”
“Im not leaving him, Sam! And Im not waiting for the others to help.”
“He blew himself up.Get out! You mean like guts all over the place?Not all over the place, I said. He was pretty well contained, all things considered.”
“Oftentimes it's the smallest, seemingly inconsequential acts that make the biggest differences in our lives.”
“Are these black cats like the hare?""No. They're smaller; they only want me to play with them. Fly away with them to a place on the other side of the moon. There's a garden there, all silvery-gold,...”
“Conscience is what makes a boy tell his mother before his sister does.”
“You know, Michael, Pastor Charles would often tell him, some men get high on drugs and make a mess while they are high; others get drunk and behave like animals while under the influence of alcohol...”
“Someday, I suppose Ill give up, and sit in the rocking chair. But Ill probably be rocking fast, because I dont know what Ill do without a job.”
“I could help you, I said. Counseling, drugs, a religious advisor, a girlfriend.”
“I have found that the most significant experiences of our lives rarely come when we're expecting them and oftentimes when we're not even paying attention.”
“If it's not exactly like you thought it would be, you think it's a failure. What about the spectrum of colors in between.”
