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“A bubble of giggles had started to build in my chest and I pleaded with some unseen deity to keep them under control.”

Quote by Jojo Moyes

Work

This book delves into the complexities of personal growth and transformation, following a character as they navigate the intricacies of their own identity amidst life-altering events. more

Author

Jojo Moyes is a renowned British novelist known for her emotionally rich and engaging stories. Her works often focus on modern love and family relationships, which have won her a wide following. more

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“Given the elegance of the occasion and the spectacular nature of the setting, I should really have enjoyed the next couple of hours. I had said yes to a new experience, after all. But in truth I felt increasingly out of place among the corporate couples.”

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“I had become very good by then at smiling and saying nothing at all.”

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“She got up and she sat down, plumping cushions, checking a clock for some invisible appointment.”

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“In truth, her grief made me uncomfortable. It was too close to a place I had been, and not that long ago. I was wary of her sadness, as if it were contagious, and found myself looking for excuses to stay away from her, trying to keep myself busy so that I didn't have to absorb it too.”

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“I heard the priest murmur the familiar recitation about dust and ashes and my eyes filled with tears. I wiped them away with a handkerchief.”

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“You know,' she said, 'when you get to my age, the pile of regrets becomes so huge it can obscure the view terribly.”

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“I'm dying, Louisa. I'm an old woman and I'm not going to get an awful lot older, and my son, who I thought was lost to me, has been gracious enough to swallow his pain and his pride and reach out. Can you imagine? Can you imagine what it is to have someone do that for you?”

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“It is probable, as Anthony Faulkes suggests, that the pagan religion was never systematically understood by those who practiced it. Different areas of Scandinavia worshipped different gods at different times in the pre-Christian era; the localized nature of cults and rituals produced neither dogma nor sacred texts, as far as we know. Rather pre-Christian religion was 'a disorganized body of conflicting traditions that was probably never reduced in heathen times to a consistent orthodoxy such as Snorri attempts to present'.”

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“I have never really been an animal person. But I suddenly understood what comfort could be gained from burying your face in the soft pelt of another creature, the consolation of the many small tasks that you're obliged to perform for its welfare.”

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“...do not let whatever happened with that foolish family next door dim your light. You are a courageous, gorgeous, tremendously kind little creature and I shall be forever grateful that their loss has been my gain. Thank you.”

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Book:Still Me

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