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“As you get closer to finding your voice, you’ll feel resistance. You’ll want to retreat. It’s scary to just be you. You may notice that criticism from others starts to sting more, because now it’s personal. You’re being seen and addressed directly, not through the sunglasses you finally removed. But once you’ve relaxed, you can apply the effort to the important part—that which projects and amplifies the expression of the real you. That’s technique.”
― Ben Folds, A Dream about Lightning Bugs: A Life of Music and Cheap Lessons

“He startled when a tear slipped down his cheek. “Do I have a choice?”
“In life? Always.”
“And in death?”
She shrugged. “It’s a little more … regimented.”
― T.J. Klune, Under the Whispering Door

“A shattered heart can be heavier than a broken limb.”
― T.J. Klune, Wolfsong

“We are who we are not because of our birthright, but because of what we choose to do in this life. It cannot be boiled down to black and white. Not when there is so much in between. You cannot say something is moral or immoral without understanding the nuances behind it.”
― T.J. Klune, The House in the Cerulean Sea