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“The thing that irks me most is this shattered prison, after all. I’m tired of being enclosed here. I’m wearying to escape into that glorious world, and to be always there: not seeing it dimly through tears, and yearning for it through the walls of an aching heart: but really with it, and in it.”
― Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights

“If you rush ahead, you will miss the important things.”
― D.O

“We can't help but to be human & get hurt.”
― D.O

“Forget all your regrets. Just mover on and be fearless.”
― D.O

“Books are a uniquely portable magic.”
― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

“Whatever causes night in our souls may leave stars. Cimourdain was full of virtues and truth, but they shine out of a dark background.”
― Victor Hugo, Ninety-Three

“There is the great lesson of 'Beauty and the Beast,' that a thing must be loved before it is lovable.”
― G.K. Chesterton

“What could you possibly write at Gates of Hades?” Cadmus asked.

“Keep your spirits up.” Lycon sheathed the dagger he’d used to chisel the trunk.

Cadmus shook his head. “Idiot.”
― Sulari Gentill, Chasing Odysseus