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“It's true: Everyone needs a reason to stay alive -- someone who justifies your existence. Someone who loves you. Not beyond all reason. Just loves you. Even just shows an interest. Even someone who doesn't exist, or isn't yours. No, no! They don't even have to love you! They just have to be there to love! Target for your arrows. Magnetic Pole to drag on your compass needle and stop it spinning and tell you where you're heading and...Someone to soak up all the yearning. That's what I think.”

Quote by Geraldine McCaughrean

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Geraldine McCaughrean

Geraldine McCaughrean is a British novelist known for her reinterpretation of history and mythology. Her works have won numerous literary awards, including the Costa Children's Book Award. Born on June 6, 1951, she has had a significant influence in the literary world. more

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