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The Little Bird

Book by Ashby Jones · 7 quotes · Readerswhofeeldeeply, Guiltandgrace, Traumaandhealing

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“It was a letter that described someone’s misfortunes so vividly that the recipient of the letter would feel better about his or her own misfortunes.”

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“I'm not the one to forgive you, Lois. You have to forgive yourself, and your father.”

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“Transported into a world whose existence she'd denied. She found herself in a domain of churchlike stillness where life wasn't bound to the trauma of the past but gave way to the present in a wave of hope that could carry her into a tomorrow where guilt, regret and fear gave way to promise.”

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“She'd been freed from weakness by summoning the courage and strength to live and to love. She felt the thrill of freedom, freedom to do as she wished and as she was driven.”

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“I loved it best in the winter, especially during what my father called the Harvest Moon, when the tide rises and recedes almost simultaneously.”

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“When he got to his feet, the miasma lingered. It came to Shane that he could never remove Jesse from his conscience because he would never be able to forgive himself if he did. Without question, there were some sins that could not be forgiven.”

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“There are some sins that can never be forgiven, for to do so would be to commit a far greater sin.”

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