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All People Aches Actions Childhood Daughter Entertainment Escape Fixed Future Holding Back

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“As they sat beaming at the bundle of light that had entered their lives, they promised to teach their daughter that one's past did not dictate future possibilities, that she alone had the power to decide who she would become, and that if rationality and logic should ever fail her, she could always believe in magic.”

Past Teach Power Magic Future Daughter Logic Rationality Possibilities

Book:The Circus Train

Source: The Circus Train

“No matter what people said they wanted (Real estate! Stocks! Bonds!), their actions always spoke louder. People wanted an escape. They wanted entertainment, a place where they could revel in wonder and forget about the drudgery of everyday life.”

People Life Wonder Entertainment Actions Escape

Book:The Circus Train

Source: The Circus Train

“Sometimes the people who love us most hold us back because they want to protect us.”

People Love Protect Holding Back

Book:The Circus Train

Source: The Circus Train

“To truly know a person, Alexandre, do not ask him who he is. Rather, observe what he does. His father had trained him well. People always told you who they were, if only you knew what to look for.”

Book:The Circus Train

Source: The Circus Train

“Lena had learned that the passage of time did something strange to memories. Ever so slowly it chipped away at the most painful parts, smudging the hurt and softening the aches, to the point that she could now almost reminisce about her childhood in a fond manner, not always stuck on the parts that hurt.”

Pain Time Hurt Memories Childhood Reminiscence Aches

Book:The Circus Train

Source: The Circus Train

“There are few things that can't be fixed by a good night's sleep.”

Book:The Circus Train

Source: The Circus Train