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Quote by Alfred Lord Tennyson

“For always roaming with a hungry heart.”

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Alfred Lord Tennyson was a prominent British Romantic poet known for his poetry that depicted nature, love, and heroism. His works, including 'In Memoriam A.H.H.' and 'Ulysses', are celebrated for their beauty and depth of emotion. more

“They wouldn’t have believed me, and if they had they would have wanted me to explain. And I had no explanation, no answers. When you’re on a battleground, you don’t have the luxury of time to dwell on the various historical factors and sociopolitical influences that caused the war. You just keep your head down and try to survive it, to shove the pages back in the book, close the covers and pretend that nothing’s broken, nothing’s wrong.”

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Book:Good in Bed

Source: Good in Bed

“And then he left, and came back, and our lives fell apart, like a well-loved book that you’d read and read again, until one night you picked it up to read yourself to sleep and the binding collapsed, sending dozens of pages spiraling toward the floor.”

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Book:Good in Bed

Source: Good in Bed

“I wept because I was re-experiencing the enthusiasm of my childhood; I was once again a child, and nothing in the world could cause me harm.”

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Book:The diary of a magus

Source: The diary of a magus

“He didn't like very many people any more, or very many things either. He preferred not to be this way, but there it was, he was like that. His cynicism, a veteran's cynicism, was a thing that disturbed him all the time.”

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Book:Snow Falling on Cedars

Source: Snow Falling on Cedars

“We must never stop dreaming. Dreams provide nourishment for the soul, just as a meal does for the body.”

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Book:The diary of a magus

Source: The diary of a magus

“You’re going to tell me that last night shouldn’t have happened.” No. I’m glad it happened. For too long, I’ve been telling myself that I could spend all this time with yo and flirt with you and not have it mean anything. It does mean something. You mean something to me. But I’m not in love with you.”

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Author:Claudia Gray

“He’d protect me and shelter me forever. But I was beginning to realize that being sheltered came at a price.”

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“It was as if something snapped in two deep inside me. My parents-- the people I’d loved the most in the world, the ones I’d always told all my secrets to, the ones I’d wanted to hide with far away from the rest of the world. They had lied, and I couldn’t imagine why. It couldn’t possibly matter why.”

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Author:Claudia Gray

“Tell me why.” My voice shook. “Tell me right now.”

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Author:Claudia Gray

“I’m going, and don’t you dare try to stop me.” I ran through the door, willing myself to make it downstairs before I started to cry.”

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Author:Claudia Gray

Quote by Alfred Lord Tennyson

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