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“Seven a.m. on the first day of summer vacation was, to her mind, a dangerous time to be awake. Even God had to be sleeping in.”
“The summer night was settling upon the neighborhood like a dark lace veil, casting dappled shadows on the roofs and sidewalks and lawns.”
“The sun was still out, wouldnt even start to set for an hour, but the early evening still had that magic hour feeling. The air was warm and breezy. The houses looked sparkling with windows reflecti...”
“Before them is the most beautiful city she has ever seen, has ever imagined. Golden rooftops shine brightly; windows made from diamonds and rubies gleam; tall buildings reach toward the clouds. She...”
“She is no longer a solitary being. She is a million different parts, each reborn, granted the miracle she prayed for in the months before her death, to be completely healed. Death is the price for ...”
“He looked, well, sturdier than he used to. His shoulders were square and, naturally, broader than before. His neck, a bit thicker. He probably had an Adams apple now too, like any man did. If he tu...”
“And in front of it all are the pearly gates: the proverbial entrance to Heaven that she, in earthly life, thought might not exist. But they are real, not myth or fantasy.As she passes through them,...”
“When she awakes, she knows where she is. This place, this ancient place sears ones soul with recognition. 'Heaven' seems an inadequate word for it, but that is what it is known as.”
“The city of San Francisco engulfed their view through the front windshield. The dazzling light of the late morning sun transformed every glass and metal surface into a silvery mirage.”
“You have that look on your face, she whispered mockingly, that Beast-just-gave-Beauty-a-whole-frickin-library look and now shes going to spin around like she can read them all at once through osmosis.”
“So often they made her think of the phrase Blood is thicker than water, because at times blood was the only bond they shared and she had to remind herself they were family, because at times it was ...”
“The sun was still out, wouldn’t even start to set for an hour, but the early evening still had that “magic hour” feeling. The air was warm and breezy. The houses looked sparkling with windows refle...”
“You have that look on your face,” she whispered mockingly, “that Beast-just-gave-Beauty-a-whole-frickin’-library look and now she’s going to spin around like she can read them all at once through o...”
“So often they made her think of the phrase “Blood is thicker than water,” because at times blood was the only bond they shared and she had to remind herself they were family, because at times it wa...”
