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“I have loved many women and men, but I love none better than you."

-from "To You”
― Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass

“Oh- my twitchy witchy girl
I think you are so nice,
I give you bowls of porridge
And I give you bowls of ice
Cream.
I give you lots of kisses,
And I give lots of hugs,
But I never give you sandwiches
With bugs
In.”
― Neil Gaiman, Coraline

“You know I love you,' said the other mother flatly.
'You have a very funny way of showing it,' said Coraline.”
― Neil Gaiman, Coraline

“There's a but, isn't there?" said Coraline. "I can feel it. Like a rain cloud.”
― Neil Gaiman, Coraline

“You know that I love you."
And despite herself, Coraline nodded. It was true. The other mother loved her. But she loved Coraline as a miser loves money, or a dragon loves its gold. In the other mother's button eyes, Coraline knew knew that the other mother loved her as a possession, nothing more, a tolerated pet whose behavior was no longer amusing.”
― Neil Gaiman, Coraline

“But how can you walk away from something and still come
back to it?"
"Easy," said the cat. "Think of somebody walking around the
world. You start out walking away from something and end up
coming back to it."
"Small world," said Coraline.
"It's big enough for her," said the cat. "spiders' webs only have
to be large enough to catch flies."
Coraline shivered.”
― Neil Gaiman, Coraline

“It was true: the other mother loved her. But she loved Coraline as a miser loves money, or a dragon loves its gold. In the other mother's button eyes, Coraline knew that she was a possession, nothing more. A tolerated pet, whose behavior was no longer amusing.”
― Neil Gaiman, Coraline

“How big are souls anyway?" asked Coraline.
The other mother sat down at the kitchen table and leaned against the back wall, saying nothing. She picked at her teeth with a long crimson-varnished fingernail, then she tapped the finger, gently, tap-tap-tap against the polished black surface of her black button eyes.”
― Neil Gaiman, Coraline