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“Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.”
― Victor Hugo, William Shakespeare

“Mermaids were migratory, save for maroons like Lurk, or the even rarer outcasts who’d been exiled for unfathomable transgressions.”
― Marshall J. Moore, Son of a Sailor

“For in stories, the dead live again.”
― Marshall J. Moore, Son of a Sailor

“But we can think whatever we want. Anyone can think anything. Thoughts are the only reality. It’s true. I’m sure of it now. Thoughts are never faked or bluffed.”
― Iain Reid, I'm Thinking of Ending Things

“I'd love to hear more about your accomplishments, but I don't have a magnifying glass handy.”
― Frankie Fyre, The Honeymoon Mix-Up

“Your Lady would slather burning turds on the great-aunts if she thought it would ruin my day. Your Lady is the nastiest b—”
― Tamsyn Muir, Gideon the Ninth

“The enthroned Lord and Lady should have taken charge of the sacred ritual, but they couldn’t, because they were mega-dead.”
― Tamsyn Muir, Gideon the Ninth

“Blondeness and damselness were comorbidities.”
― Alex Nonymous, A Tale of Hijinks & Honeydew

“​Her jaw dropped. “Holy shit, you thought I was a nymph? This whole time? You didn’t catch onto the fact that literally all five of my parents have pink skin?” ​“It’s not like nymphs hang out around other people all the time! I thought the blue thing was just like… recessive.” ​She rolled her eyes. “I’m a mermaid, Quintzy.” ​“Well it’s not like I would’ve known what those looked like either!” ​She laughed. ​“I’m sorry if I umm… assumed your species. Or something.”
― Alex Nonymous, A Tale of Hijinks & Honeydew

“Nope. It’s actually official healer code to never draw blood until after everyone’s talked about their feelings.” “You’re not actually a healer!” He just winked.”
― Alex Nonymous, A Tale of Hijinks & Honeydew

“Everyone had bad days, but able-bodied people’s bad days weren’t seen as signs of defeat.”
― Alex Nonymous, A Tale of Hijinks & Honeydew

“Making your secret crush an invisibility suit was a horrible, horrible idea.”
― Alex Nonymous, A Tale of Hijinks & Honeydew

“Mindfulness-based prenatal classes have also proven to be beneficial, leading to lower rates of opioid analgesia use during labor and new parents had fewer symptoms of postpartum depression.18”
― Michelle Mayefske, Fat Birth: Confident, Strong and Empowered Pregnancy At Any Size

“You are the boss of your body and your birth, making you the key decision-maker no matter what path labor may take.”
― Michelle Mayefske, Fat Birth: Confident, Strong and Empowered Pregnancy At Any Size

“Ever heard “trust your gut?” That is your intuition talking, my friend, and it is not unusual or problematic if you lean into that feeling every now and again.”
― Michelle Mayefske, Fat Birth: Confident, Strong and Empowered Pregnancy At Any Size

“size says nothing about strength.”
― Michelle Mayefske, Fat Birth: Confident, Strong and Empowered Pregnancy At Any Size

“there is a weight bias in maternity care but my eating disorder treatment and progressively more angry feminist stand to “smash the diet industry” kept me strong.”
― Michelle Mayefske, Fat Birth: Confident, Strong and Empowered Pregnancy At Any Size

“I can’t focus on the good things. There are good things going on all around me, but I don’t trust them, I can’t make use of them, don’t have the time for them; I’m too preoccupied with my precious panic. It seems to be demanding almost all of my attention. My own personal private collection of panic.”
― Carrie Fisher, The Princess Diarist

“He guessed as well as he could, and crawled along for a good way, till suddenly his hand met what felt like a tiny ring of cold metal lying on the floor of the tunnel. It was a turning point in his career, but he did not know it. He put the ring in his pocket almost without thinking; certainly it did not seem of any particular use at the moment. He”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit

“Eagles are not kindly birds. Some are cowardly and cruel. But the ancient race of the northern mountains were the greatest of all birds; they were proud and strong and noble-hearted. They did not love goblins, or fear them. When they took any notice of them at all (which was seldom, for they did not eat such creatures), they swooped on them and drove them shrieking back to their caves, and stopped whatever wickedness they were doing. The goblins hated the eagles and feared them, but could not reach their lofty seats, or drive them from the mountains.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit

“We shall see, we shall see!” he said,”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit