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“Blame is an endless circle.
And I seemed to be standing in the center of it.”
― The Spear Cuts Through Water
And I seemed to be standing in the center of it.”
― The Spear Cuts Through Water

“I didn't know that the war was still inside you, that there was a war to begin with, that once it enters you it never leaves—but merely echoes, a sound forming the face of your own son.”
― On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
― On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

“Hadn't He himself said it would be easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter heaven?”
― I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
― I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

“If on listened, one could hear it in their voices. One can tell a lot, even in such a state, by the way someone speaks another's name.”
― The Spear Cuts Through Water
― The Spear Cuts Through Water

“From far away, the laughter was a crackle of noise, like some distant fireworks lit in honor of a hero’s passing—and up close, it was almost overwhelming, a bright and wincing joy that would make one realize there is no correct way to shake hands with pain.”
― The Spear Cuts Through Water
― The Spear Cuts Through Water
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