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Waterfall

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Lauren Kate
Lauren Kate

Lauren Kate, born on March 21, 1981, is an American author known for her romantic, fantasy, and mysterious themes. Her works have gained immense popularity among readers. more

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“I cannot recall having believed, even as a child, that the purpose of reading fiction was to learn about the place commonly called the real world. I seem to have sensed from the first that to read fiction was to make available for myself a new kind of space. In that space, a version of myself was free to move among places and personages the distinguishing features of which were the feelings they caused to arise in me rather than their seeming appearance, much less their possible resemblance to places or persons in the world where I sat reading.”

“Die Sonne war bereits vor einiger Zeit hinter der Gebirgskette untergegangen, und rund um die Bergspitzen leuchtete ein goldener Kranz, als hätte jemand hinter ihnen eine Taschenlampe eingeschaltet. Jean folgte dem Farbverlauf des Himmels von seinem anfänglichen Lila über ein tiefes Königsblau bis zu dem beginnenden Schwarz direkt über ihnen. Unzählige Sterne glitzerten über ihren Köpfen, als hätte jemand eine Handvoll winziger Diamantsplitter in die Höhe geworfen.”

“A primary function of police for 150 years has been to surveil, infiltrate, and crush progressive social movements seeking to reduce inequality. It's why police spied on, infiltrated, brutally repressed, and continue to crush labor, feminist, civil rights, anti-war, LGBTQ, environmental, reproductive rights, indigenous, and economic social justice movements.”

“Just think about this: how long can you hold your arms outwards in an attempt to block another person? Creating cloaks, walls, and energy “bubbles” works on the exact same premise. Resisting other’s energy gets very exhausting, very quickly! Not only that but because we can’t choose what energy we block out, we also tend to block out positive energy. When we block out the good, we tend to block many wonderful opportunities and people who enter our lives.”