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“And so well did they hide themselves in their love that grass grew over their hearts and all their loud songs became indecipherable ribbons of air.”
― Silence Once Begun
― Silence Once Begun

“As much as I can forgive myself, that much can I forgive others. What I often forgive in others is an old pain of mine, released from the disgust of self-hate. It is an old vulnerability of mine that I now love and welcome like a bird with a broken wing. Shame and self-hate did not start with me, but with all my heart, I deign that they will stop with me. I will do unto myself as I would have others do unto me.”
― Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving
― Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving

Commencing January 1, 2009, the Halls and Cory are all invited to read Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky's highly acclaimed translation of the To ...more

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