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There are in life a few miraculous moments when the right person is there to tell you what you need to hear and you are still open enough, impressionable enough, to take it in.
“Shitbucket, hellfire, damnation, and son of a mother bitch," said Rosaleen, laying into each word like it was sweet potatoes on her tongue.”
― Secret Life of Bees
― Secret Life of Bees
“Leonard asks me if there's anything I need to know before he dies, I think about it for a minute, turn to him, say what's the meaning of life, Leonard? He laughs, says that's an easy one, my son, it's whatever you want it to be.”
― My Friend Leonard
― My Friend Leonard
“You may tell a tale that takes up residence in someone's soul, becomes their blood and self and purpose. That tale will move them and drive them and who knows that they might do because of it, because of your words. That is your role, your gift.”
― The Night Circus
― The Night Circus
“An Indian Affairs agent said, 'The question will suggest itself, which of these people are the savages?”
― Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
― Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
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