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“You will be sent home. Lula loved being sent home. Her favorite books were there.”

Book:There Is No Long Distance Now

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There Is No Long Distance Now

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Naomi Shihab Nye

Naomi Shihab Nye is an American poet born on March 12, 1952. Her work blends personal experiences with a wide range of cultural backgrounds, known for its concise and profound language style. more

“I came home unexpectedly in the middle of the day and she was dressed up in her best clothes and make-up, like she was on her way out for a date. She told me never to come home in the middle of the day again! I left a few weeks later, as it was the final straw in the toxic relationship. She ended up with a rotating shift worker!”

Home Clothes Makeup Cheating Date Shift Worker Rotating Unexpectedly Dressed

Author:Steven Magee

“Serial killers do not tell their partner what they do when away from the home.”

Mind Home Police Killers Partner Criminal Away Tell Dexter Serial

Author:Steven Magee

“Sex addicts do not tell their partner what they actually do when away from the home.”

Home Sex Partner What Affairs Away Tell Cheaters Addicts Actually

Author:Steven Magee

“The only things a person ever wanted were food and home.”

Home Happiness Food

Book:Leave the World Behind

Source: Leave the World Behind

“I will not date a lady that was raised in a broken home.”

Home Lying Broken Raised Divorce Separation Parents Affairs Date Lady

Author:Steven Magee

“Your grandfather must have been a wonderful man," Arabella said in an awed voice, looking about her at the beautiful house, well-proportioned barn, and the variety of shade and fruit trees so carefully and tastefully planted. "My family," John added wisely, "says I'm very like him.”

Home Family Soldier Civil War 19th Century American Civil War Farm Barn

Book:The Letter

Source: The Letter

“With only the stars as my witness, I kiss him again, deeper, and to my surprise, it doesn’t feel like scratching an act off a list or completing a quest: it feels like coming home.”

Home Romance Sweet Kiss

Book:Never Been Kissed

Source: Never Been Kissed

“I have read stories of budget airlines stranding families and them having to pay $9,000 to get home!”

Stories Home Pay Aviation Read Families Frontier Budget Airlines Stranding

Author:Steven Magee

“My phone is vibrating, telling me: You have a new memory. Here is a stream of pictures collected into an album, all taken somewhere far away. Home is not a place but a string of colours threaded together and knotted at one end.”

Home Memory

Book:Magnolia, 木蘭

Source: Magnolia, 木蘭

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