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“Sometimes darkness is the beauty I am made of—”

Book:Hourglass Museum

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Hourglass Museum

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Kelli Russell Agodon

Kelli Russell Agodon is an American poet born in 1969. Her poetry is celebrated for its unique style and profound emotional expression. Agodon's works often explore themes of personal experience, nature, and the human condition. more

“Perhaps they thought they could bring to this valley only those things they loved, leaving behind all ugliness. We are not, however, a species that can choose the baggage with which it must travel. In spite of our best intentions, we always find that we have brought along a suitcase or two of darkness, and misery.”

Darkness Misery Choice Baggage Best Intentions

Book:Odd Thomas

Source: Odd Thomas

“Manichean dualism is the single worst idea people ever came up with — this notion that you can divide humankind into the children of light and the children of darkness.”

Light Darkness Dualism Manichean

Author:James K. Morrow

“When I was a child, I first thought that these shades might be malevolent spirits who fostered evil in those people around whom they swarmed. I've since discovered that many human beings need no supernatural mentoring to commit acts of savagery; some people are devils in their own right, their telltale horns having grown inward to facilitate their disguise.”

Humanity Evil Darkness Supernatural Bodachs

Book:Odd Thomas

Source: Odd Thomas

“Your darkest moments are not meant to be swept under the carpet, hidden from the world in the silent pursuit of perfection. The darkness you've overcome is your ticket into leadership. It's what you're meant to light up in the world.”

Stories Leadership Healing Darkness Perfectionism Telling Stories Dark Moments

Author:Vironika Tugaleva

“Magic?" What did magic have to do with breaking into someone's store and stealing their stuff? "Don't you get it?" Peter said. "You're free now. You don't have to live by their rules anymore." Peter pointed into the inky blackness of the basement. "The darkness is calling. A little danger, a little risk. Feel your heart race, listen to it. That's the sound of being alive. It's your time, Nick. Your one chance to have fun before it's all stolen by them, the adults, with their cruelty and endless rules, their can't-do-this, and can't-do-that's, their have-tos, and better-dos, their little boxes and cages all designed to break your spirit, to kill your magic.”

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