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“The woman lifted the lid to reveal a wand of cut crystal set on a regal velvet pillow. It had a slender glass handle and at the tip, a multifaceted star which refracted at the light of the glittering chandelier above the counter.”

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Book:I Wish I May
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“Mais, grand-frère, nous le savons tous les deux que ça ne veut rien dire, faire son deuil, que c'est une expression pour les magazines, on continue à marcher avec nos morts sur les épaules, avec nos ombres, et rien d'autre. Nous le savons que, chaque matin, il faut se rassembler, se lever, se mettre en marche, quoi qu'il en coûte. Que la douleur est un archipel dont on n'a jamais fini d'explorer les passes et les courants. Qu'elle est inépuisable. Lente, féroce et patiente comme un fauve.”

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Book:A Prayer for the Crown-Shy
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