This is the business of dying well. The sorting out of what’s worth the fight and what’s not. The peeling off of old resentments. The laying down of arms. It’s a time of reckoning, of balancing our books and paying those we owe. But when
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“DROPPING KEYS The small woman Builds cages for everyone She Knows. While the sage, Who has to duck her head When the moon is low, Keeps dropping keys all night long For the Beautiful Rowdy Prisoners. —HAFIZ”
― Untamed
― Untamed
“Seek dharma, child. Find out how you fit in, who you are. Remember that everything around you has a purpose. Even you, child.”
― The Orphan Keeper
― The Orphan Keeper
“my only journey of concern was to be like the sun, to make it through the day offering as much light and warmth and consistency for others as I could—one single day. Each day.”
― The Orphan Keeper
― The Orphan Keeper
“You too might find that your women friends are your truest friends, your sisters are the keepers of your memories and hopes for the future.”
― Three Sisters, Three Queens
― Three Sisters, Three Queens
“He has dark skin,” she said to Rux, jumping right to her point, “because God is an astounding artist, and like you, he loves to paint with many different colors.”
― The Orphan Keeper
― The Orphan Keeper
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