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Inherit the Bones (Detective Gemma Monroe, #1) Inherit the Bones by Emily Littlejohn
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“Some people spend their entire lives seeing the snow without ever seeing the magic in the existence of one snowflake.”
Emily Littlejohn, Inherit the Bones
“What else is a child, but hope? Hope for the future, hope for one's own salvation, hope for a tomorrow that shines as bright and warm as the best yesterday you can remember.”
Emily Littlejohn, Inherit the Bones
“But no one is interested in the past. If they were smart, they would be, for the past tells us all we need to know, if we listen. But no one takes the god dang time to listen.”
Emily Littlejohn, Inherit the Bones
“In the end, life is a series of snowflakes, isn't it? Each moment is unique and completely separate from the next, with the power to change everything and nothing all at the same time. If you're lucky, over time those billions of moments add up to a life.

Or they don't. Some people spend their entire lives seeing the snow without ever seeing the magic in the existence of one snow flake.”
Emily Littlejohn, Inherit the Bones
“Hope can be a rare thing. I think when you find hope you must embrace it. You must hold it close and you never, ever give up on it.”
Emily Littlejohn, Inherit the Bones
“Often, it is easier for us to grieve for those we don’t know, than it is to grieve for those we love most.”
Emily Littlejohn, Inherit the Bones
“Nope. I’m a librarian. You’re the cop. It’s none of my damn business why people are here. I just show them how to access information and do good research.”
Emily Littlejohn, Inherit the Bones
“Life has a funny way of waylaying our best-laid plans; life keeps us busy in ways that seem, at the time, more important than self-care and introspection.”
Emily Littlejohn, Inherit the Bones