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“You want to know the real reason they never let us touch or talk to each other if they could help it? It made us strong. If you have people who love you, you can fall back on them when you're afraid.”

Book:Through the Dark

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Through the Dark

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Alexandra Bracken

Alexandra Bracken is an American author recognized for her contributions to young adult fiction. Born on February 27, 1987, she has become well-known for her novels that blend fantasy and romance elements, offering captivating stories to young readers. more

“Those moments when we learn that mothers rage and fathers kill, that friends betray and authority is fallible, or that our own blank, innocent ignorance can destroy the pure, the good, and the loved are moments the very memory of which constitutes the beginning of a strategy to live in a world where such horrors exist.”

Moments Ignorance Friends Authority Strategy Memory Betrayal Mothers Fathers Horrors Fallible

Book:The Motion of Light in Water: Sex and Science Fiction Writing in the East Village

Source: The Motion of Light in Water: Sex and Science Fiction Writing in the East Village

“… and now and then we could look up and give each other a thought, because I think he could have beautiful thoughts, and we could just let each other be less lonely in our loneliness.”

Beautiful Poetry Company Loneliness Friends Thoughts Lonely Alone Look Up Poems Prose Nostalgic Look Cafe Less Lonely

Book:You're Doing Just Fine

Source: You're Doing Just Fine

“I liked how your teacher said we were 'kindred spirits'. I looked that up on m-w .com and it says that means we are related spirits, like family who is not blood family. I told Mamaw this and she said, 'Sometimes that's the best family of all.”

Family Friends Kindred Spirits

Book:Same Sun Here

Source: Same Sun Here