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“The child inside Julia lay wide-eyed in the dark, knowing that she was Jo, but only because Sylvie was Beth.”

Health Sickness Sisters Siblings Characters Little Women Allusion Reference

Book:Hello Beautiful

Source: Hello Beautiful

“Because there are so many kids, they run schools like factories, or dare I say, jails. You're put into lines and rows and moved when a bell rings. None of this is conducive to deep thinking or creativity. You start to go deep into a subject, and a bell rings to pull you out of it.”

Truth School Public Education Realities

Book:Dear Edward

Source: Dear Edward

“When he woke up in the hospital, dry, and saw Sylvie on a chair next to him, his first thought was that he'd failed. The fact that he had failed meant he had to continue to walk forward with his life history--his mistakes--slung over his shoulders like a heavy backpack. This fact exhausted him, but he was too tired to reject it.”

Sadness Depression Suicide Attempt

Book:Hello Beautiful

Source: Hello Beautiful

“God is not here to be demanded of, begged from, or criticized. He hands out burdens to those who are strong enough to carry them, and I feel profoundly uncomfortable with the idea of lining up with the other invalids and asking for mine to be alleviated.”

God Illness

Book:A Good Hard Look

Source: A Good Hard Look

“It's not insane to be depressed in this world. It's more sane than being happy. I never trust those upbeat individuals who grin no matter what's going on. Those are the ones with a screw loose, if you ask me.”

Inspirational Life And Living

Book:Hello Beautiful

Source: Hello Beautiful

“William was slow-moving and unable to hold a conversation until he'd eaten a thousand calories and the color returned to his face.”

Men Conversation Hunger Dinner

Book:Hello Beautiful

Source: Hello Beautiful

“You have to keep growing, or you don’t live”

Growth

Book:Hello Beautiful

Source: Hello Beautiful

“He watches his new life walk into his old life.”

Inspirational Agency

Book:Dear Edward

Source: Dear Edward

“Hope may have a positive reputation, but it has a vicious downside. If you have hope, you can be crushed.”

Hope

Book:A Good Hard Look

Source: A Good Hard Look

“Julia specialized in answers. From the time she was old enough to speak, she'd bossed her sisters around, pointing out their problems and providing solutions. Sometimes her sisters found this irritating, but they would also admit that having a "master troubleshooter" in their own home was an asset. One by one, they would seek her out and say sheepishly, Julia, I have a problem. It would be about a mean boy, or a strict teacher, or a lost borrowed necklace. And Julia would thrill at their request, rub her hands together, and figure out what to do.”

Siblings Problem Solver Firstborn Troubleshooter

Book:Hello Beautiful

Source: Hello Beautiful

“There was a small spiky garden at their feet, and Charlie studied it. 'Doesn't hold a candle to your mother's,' he's said. 'How would you know?...You never go in the backyard.' He gave a small smile. 'I presume her greatness.”

Book:Hello Beautiful

Source: Hello Beautiful

“Dating is about getting dressed up and pretending you’re a pretty girl who thinks about nothing but marriage and babies. I don’t think about those things, and it makes me sad to pretend to be something I’m not.”

Marriage Dating Babies

Book:Hello Beautiful

Source: Hello Beautiful