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“healing wasn’t about closure, it wasn’t about turning the page and walking away. Healing was working on feelings as they changed and evolved day-to-day.”
― The Puzzle Women
― The Puzzle Women
“And yet, despite all the constraints, we never lose our inner freedom: the freedom to do what is right.”
― Free: A Child and a Country at the End of History
― Free: A Child and a Country at the End of History
“To some, the world is filled with threats. To others, opportunities.”
― How to Build a Boat
― How to Build a Boat
“Don’t cry. Crying never helped anyone. If I had ever thought about crying, I wouldn’t be here. Do something. Read another book, learn a new language, find some activity.”
― Free: A Child and a Country at the End of History
― Free: A Child and a Country at the End of History
“Such precious, precious water, Lord, water from our own well; this water that is our covenant with You, with this soil, with the life You granted us. We are born and baptized in this water, we grow full of pride, we sin, we are broken, we suffer, but with water we are cleansed of our transgressions, we are forgiven, and we are born again, day after day till the end of our days. Her mat takes her weight kindly, eases”
― The Covenant of Water
― The Covenant of Water
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