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“There's nothing giggly about Heather usually. She's the opposite; hanging out with her is like sitting in an empty church. That's why I like her. She's quiet and serious and a thousand years old and seems like she can talk to the wind.”

Book:I'll Give You the Sun

Work

I'll Give You the Sun

This novel follows the lives of two sisters, whose bond is tested by the complexities of life and the passage of time. Set against the backdrop of a coastal town, the story delves into the emotional and physical transformations they experience as they navigate the challenges of adolescence and young adulthood. more

Author

Jandy Nelson

Jandy Nelson is an American writer known for her young adult literature, which often delves into the emotional and identity struggles of adolescence, resonating with readers across generations. more

“You aren't scared of limes, are you?" asked Charlie. The creature laughed, scornfully. "I," it said, "am frightened of nothing." "Nothing?" "Nothing," it said. Charlie said, "Are you extremely frightened of nothing?" "Absolutely terrified of it," admitted the Dragon. "You know," said Charlie, "I have nothing in my pockets. Would you like to see it?" "No," said the Dragon uncomfortably, "I most definitely would not.”

Anansi Boys

Author:Neil Gaiman

“Our failures slowly lose their power over us. As do our successes. We get out from under the tyranny of other people's opinions- their disapproval or approval of us. Free to just be us, the mixed bag we are. Nothing more than children with our Father. Adopted into love. Free to be in process yet to arrive, and that's okay. In silence and solitude our souls finally come home.”

Faith Christianity

Book:The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World

Source: The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World

“Now, Anansi stories, they have wit and trickery and wisdom. Now, all over the world, all of the people they aren't just thinking of hunting and being hunted anymore. Now they're starting to think their way out of problems--sometimes thinking their way into worse problems.”

Anansi Boys

Author:Neil Gaiman

“Fat Charlie went back to his hotel room, the colour of underwater, where his lime sat, like a small green Buddha, on the countertop. "You're no help," he told the lime. This was unfair. It was only a lime; there was nothing special about it at all. It was doing the best it could.”

Green Buddha Gaiman Anansi Boys Lime Fat Charlie