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“That boy never seemed to smile and he wore long sleeves year-round, and I was not so different from him—we were both unable to get near the real life in life.”

Book:Nobody Is Ever Missing

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“Are you afraid now?" said Gregor. "At times," she admitted. "But it is no worse than if I were in Regalia. You see, I was tired of constant fear, so I made a decision. Everyday when I wake I tell myself it will be my last. If you are not trying to hold on to time, you are not so afraid of losing it." Gregor thought this was the single saddest thing anyone had ever said to him. He couldn't answer. "And then, if you make it to bedtime, you feel the joy of cheating death out of one more day," she said. "Do you see?”

Inspirational Wisdom Death Joy Fear Advice Sad Hopeful Cheating Day Afraid Conquering Fear Afraid To Die

Book:Gregor the Overlander

Source: Gregor the Overlander

“And he would put his arms around her and hold her, but he had no idea what to tell her. In his mind, Gregor knew how to kill things, not bring them back ti life.”

Life Mind Death Sad Killing Help Hug Kill Killer Hold Resurrect Reassure Bring To Life

Book:Gregor and the Code of Claw

Source: Gregor and the Code of Claw

“You should be with a nice human boy. One who takes your orders and puts up with your demands. Someone who dedicates his life to keeping you safe and well fed. Someone who can make you happy. Someone you can be proud of.”

Love Sad Angels Raffe And Penryn

Book:End of Days

Source: End of Days

“With this man I will never want. With this man I will never be sad again.”

Relationship Sadness Sad Cure Sonora Hannah Lillith Assadi Dream Man

Book:Sonora

Source: Sonora

“This is not a book about race, though the disproportionate number of those who fell that day were black, and certain racial themes are unavoidable. It is not a book that sets out to compare the United States unfavorably with Britain, though it is written by a Briton to whom gun culture is alien. Finally, it is not a book about gun control; it is a book made possible by the absence of gun control.”

Sad Tragic Gun Control

Author:Gary Younge

“we are the boat returning to dock we are the footprints on the northern trail we are the iron coloring the soil we cannot be erased”

Poetry Resistance Refugee Palestine Refugees

Book:Before the Next Bomb Drops: Rising Up from Brooklyn to Palestine

Source: Before the Next Bomb Drops: Rising Up from Brooklyn to Palestine

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