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“And guilt roiled in his stomach because he wanted to love his mother, and sometimes what pulsed through him came horribly close to hate.”

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Book:The Briar Club

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The Briar Club

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Kate Quinn

Kate Quinn is an individual active in contemporary times, with her specific profession and category unknown. She was born in 1981, and has over 40 years of history. more

“Each morning comes along and you assume it will be similar enough to the previous one-- that you will be safe, that your family will be alive, that you will be together, that life life will remain mostly as it was. Then a moment arrives and everything changes. Images of the city to the south speed through his consciousness, but he has seen neither a city nor a likeness of one and does not know what to imagine, and his visions intermingle with Grandfather's tales of talking foxes and moon-spiders, of towers made of glass and bridges between the stars.”

Family Fantasy Hardship Coming Of Age Historical Fiction

Book:Cloud Cuckoo Land

Source: Cloud Cuckoo Land

“Each morning comes along and you assume it will be similar enough to the previous one-- that you will be safe, that your family will be alive, that you will be together, that life will remain mostly as it was. Then a moment arrives and everything changes. Images of the city to the south speed through his consciousness, but he has seen neither a city nor a likeness of one and does not know what to imagine, and his visions intermingle with Grandfather's tales of talking foxes and moon-spiders, of towers made of glass and bridges between the stars.”

Family Childhood Coming Of Age Historical Fiction Historical Fantasy Ottoman Empire

Book:Cloud Cuckoo Land

Source: Cloud Cuckoo Land

“That my life can look so perfect from the exterior and feel so chaotic within seeds a deep sense of guilt, as though by living at all, I’m doing something wrong.”

Family Psychology Childhood Shame Guilt Trauma Resilience

Book:The Color of Everything: A Journey to Quiet the Chaos Within

Source: The Color of Everything: A Journey to Quiet the Chaos Within

“When love can no longer be sustained just by our feelings, we build a foundation for it to stand on: our active commitment.”

Love Relationships Family Christian Marriage Commitment Quotes Devotional Inspiring Vows Marriage Marrriage

Book:What it Means When I Say 'I Do'

Source: What it Means When I Say 'I Do'

“We are ten gallon people, but we may have been born into families of people who have pint capacities. When you are a ten-gallon person and you want love, you want it on a ten-gallon level. But if you fool around and hook up with a pint person, they could be giving you all that they have — sincerely giving you everything, but it doesn't fill you up, because you're bigger than that.”

Love Relationships Family

Author:Bishop T.D. Jakes

“He tilts his head dramatically to one side, as if his neck muscles have suddenly deteriorated, and stares at me before finally asking, “Remember me?”

Humor Family Nostalgia

Book:The Shape of New Beginnings

Source: The Shape of New Beginnings

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