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“Can a rose survive in winter?”
“He had not been tossed aside by time, but lost in it.”
“That, Adriana said, is a puzzling mystery that must be solved.”
“That,” Adriana said, “is a puzzling mystery that must be solved.”
“I told my imagination to discontinue communication with my thoughts.”
“Two years could change so much under the facade of changing nothing at all.”
“It was a gaze that held the comfort of familiarity. There was no mystery, no enigmatic depth, but unrestrained length, the length of yearsthe laughter of childhood games and Christmas carols of hom...”
“The college bookstore was a splash of life, culture, and society. As a psychology student, I often found myself intrigued by the behavior, ways of thinking and feeling, and general schemata of othe...”
“The Eternal Smiler strode forth, handing her one, as well. I considered the psychology behind her smile and formed the conclusion that, despite its obvious coating of pleasantry, it was an understa...”
“Yes, it is, I whispered, and one day the spell will not cause you to forget it.”
“It is the littlest of flowers that fly the farthest . . . That have the courage to fly the farthest.”
“I stared back at her, my eyes leveled with hers in inscrutable certainty. For a moment, our eyes remained engaged, unflinching and impenetrable, as the shrill, steady call of a siren ran across the...”
“Knowledge can be powerful. But it can only be beautiful if there is more to it. If it is guided by something greater than the simple desire to enhance the potency of the mind.”
“There is a host of angels surrounding you, Rebecca. Not figuratively. Literally. With wings spread far to encompass you, protect you with their Light. Remember that they are with yousee them with y...”
“St. Catherine of Siena once said, If you are what you should be, you will set the whole world ablaze. But, I turned to him urgently, how can I even light a single candle if someone blocks off the f...”
“Like dandelions they flew across the expanse Of desert calm without advance They filtered through the stilled become Returning to the land they knew. They knew no more than where they flew. And so ...”
“. . . for a moment, perhaps an hour, they would wait, wait for something, and when that waiting was over, it was simply dismissed, goodbyes stated, reading materials closed, a momentary pause in th...”
“And the shower of roses spun around me, inviting me to take part in their ever-present waltz.”
“The luminescent flow of a sunbathed garden illuminating the shifting colors of its inhabitants echoed in my memory as I opened the antique bookstore door in the shaft of window light. The books, li...”
“The starry night sky echoed across my thoughts, the expanse of my own void filtered in its quiet solitude.”
“Caution: Danger ahead. Do not refer to Adriana as little in regards to either her age or stature. If you happen to disregard this most basic of laws, approach with caution. Much, much caution.”
“Raindrops lingered in a melody of remembrance cast from the heavens above as I myself cast aside the dryness of the present day.”
