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Magic for Liars

Book by Sarah Gailey · 8 quotes · Loneliness, Loners, Beautiful

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“Being brave means holding your fear in one hand and your responsibility in the other”

Courage Bravery Brave

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“Even after everything--even with everything that was still between us, that would probably always be between us--she was my sister. I was born reaching for her.”

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“When someone thinks they are getting away with something, they're easier to manipulate. They stop looking closely at the things that might make it feel like their lie is unraveling, and they reveal things they didn't mean to.”

Lies Manipulation

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“People didn't stick because I was made of fucking Teflon. I'd always told myself that it was better that way, that being alone was easier. That I wasn't a coward for easing my way out of friendships before they could really start.”

People Relationships Loneliness Self Realization Loners

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“In my mind, I took what had just happened to my shoulder, and I put it into a box. A box with a tight lid. I dropped the box into a deep brick-lined oubliette. It landed somewhere next to my mother's last words and my searing loneliness and everything else I needed to forget, and just like that, I was fine again.”

Memories Loneliness Dealing With It Loners Oubliettes

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“A twenty-five-cent word sprang unbidden into my mind: “noctilucent.” The word described the glow of a cat’s eyes at night, but it also seemed right for the woman in the photograph. She was a moonbeam turned flesh, pale with white-blond hair and wide-set light green eyes. Beautiful was not an appropriate word; she looked otherworldly. She looked impossible.”

Beautiful Words Other Worldly Noctilucent

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“If you need to hurry...you’re already too late.”

Life Lessons Life Quotes And Sayings Too Late Hurrying Don T Rush

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“Fucking Mages.”

Magic Swearing Mages

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