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“We do crazy shit because we're broken.”

Book:The Year of My Miraculous Reappearance

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The Year of My Miraculous Reappearance

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Catherine Ryan Hyde

Catherine Ryan Hyde is an American novelist known for her poignant literary works that often delve into social issues, particularly the challenges faced by children and families. Born in 1955, Hyde has published numerous novels since 1985, including the widely popular 'Pay It Forward'. more

“And then I went back into my room, locked into a sequence as perfect as a pattern, and I sat down on my great rock throne, invisible to the outside world but palpable beneath me, and from how my face felt I thought maybe I was crying, either because I didn’t want to do this or because I did, it was hard to tell and anyway I never would, who would believe me in either case and who would be there to believe me in all cases, it was a puzzle, I had yet to learn the way of the jigsaw, and so I positioned the rifle beneath my chin, it feels cold, like an actual thing in the actual present physical world, OK, there it is, I am here now, and then I lay down on my belly and listened to the rising squall beyond the door.”

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Book:Wolf in White Van

Source: Wolf in White Van

“A person tied to the world of sorrows can return to nature for inspiration. Nature provides solace to troubled hearts.”

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Book:Dead Toad Scrolls

Source: Dead Toad Scrolls

“Be true to your word and your work and your friend.”

Poetry Rules Of The Road

Author:John Boyle O'Reilly

“And to the little Squirrel who lived in the fir-tree, and was lonely, he said, 'Where is my mother?' And the Squirrel answered, 'Thou hast slain mine. Dost thou seek to slay thine also?”