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“Soren, this is my mother, Jenna Glyn. Mom, this is Soren, my ...' She blinks and shakes her head before saying, '... my everything.' Jenna's eyes widen in horror, and I don't mind because I dislike her, too. Vehemently.”

Book:The Lost Sun

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The Lost Sun

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“Je me demande quelle qualité tu peux bien avoir pour que nous acceptions de te remettre notre fils, Antéros, à Aphrodite la Céleste et à moi, Arès, Fléau des hommes, assène-t-il avec toute l’autorité possible. Antéros est l’un de nos cinq enfants bien-aimés, tendre et vicieux tout à la fois.”

Family Reunion Thanatos Ares Meeting The Parents Antéros

Book:Insoumise Méroé

Source: Insoumise Méroé

“If we misspell the message of our life story and cannot take control of the lane that we have set out, we’ll keep on wobbling on the tightrope of our future. ("Waiting for Mr. Out-placer")”

Life Story Message Take Control Lane Tightrope Out Placer Wobble Misspell

Author:Erik Pevernagie

“Not just the normal back-and-forth. A prickle in the air, a slicing edge. I couldn't tell if it was about her, or just the day that was it, or if it was the squad. Murder is different. The beat goes faster and harder; the tightrope is higher and narrower. One foot wrong, and you're gone.”

Tana French The Secret Place Tightrope Dublin Murder Squad

Book:The Secret Place

Source: The Secret Place

“Sing a song of Tar Ponds City, party full of lies! Four and twenty liars, seventeen hands caught in pies! When the pie was cut, Hugh Briss began to sing! Wasn't that a stonewall rat to set before the Fossil's ding?”

Politics Environmental Canada Pollution Blackbirds Nova Scotia Rat Stonewall Toxic Waste Cape Breton Nursery Rhyme Sydney Tar Ponds Wino

Book:Twin Loyalties: From The Chronicles Of Tar Ponds City

Source: Twin Loyalties: From The Chronicles Of Tar Ponds City

“Repression. Her therapist, Dr. Solomon, loved the word. He'd say it slowly, letting it roll off his tongue. Sometimes he'd add a chin stroke for good measure. He always looked pleased when he did this, like he'd discovered the Caramilk secret or something.”

Source: Fossil Hunter of Sydney Mines

“In this part of Canada, it was assumed that the passengers would provide each other with entertainment.”

Entertainment Canada Passengers Nova Scotia Cape Breton Shuttle Bus Services Sydney

Book:Twin Loyalties: From The Chronicles Of Tar Ponds City

Source: Twin Loyalties: From The Chronicles Of Tar Ponds City

“Well, we're originally from Glace Bay." Grandma Elsie's eyes glittered. She was looking at one of her own, a lost Cape Bretoner in need of help and offering a new story. "Tell me all about it, dear.”

Lost Community Kindness Travel Canada Story Help Grandma Legend Nova Scotia Cape Breton Caper Glace Bay

Book:Twin Loyalties: From The Chronicles Of Tar Ponds City

Source: Twin Loyalties: From The Chronicles Of Tar Ponds City

“She comes to naught, my dear one, she comes to naught, all that there business. What the hell, maybe twice in your life you have yourself a whore of a good time, and then you spend every night of the rest of your life trying to get that good time back. But she comes to naught.”

Cape Breton Canadian Literature

Book:Strange Heaven

Source: Strange Heaven

“I could never see it before… But I can now. Parents aren’t superheroes. Superhumans. They’re just humans, doing their best, making mistakes, getting knocked on their ass and crawling until they can get back up again.”

Parents Love

Book:Dear Love, I Hate You

Source: Dear Love, I Hate You

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