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“Her life was her major disappointment, her mistakes carved into every premature line in her face, but I wasn’t going to let her use my life as her second chance.”

Book:Noughts & Crosses

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Noughts & Crosses

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Malorie Blackman

Malorie Blackman is a British writer renowned for her young adult literature. Her works often explore themes such as race, identity, and power, with her most famous series being 'Noughts & Crosses'. Born on February 8, 1962, Blackman began her writing career in the 1990s. more

“Gradually too, Trotta's disappointment was replaced by a sweet melancholy. He made a pact with his sadness. Everything in the world was as sad as it could be, and at the very heart of this wretched world was the Lieutenant. It was for him that the frogs were bruiting so piteously tonight, and the pain-filled crickets were waiting on his behalf. It was for him that the spring night was filled with such a sweet and easy sadness, for him that the stars were positioned so unattainably high in the sky, and it was to him alone that their light blinked so longingly and vainly. The unending pain of the world fitted itself to Trotta's hurt.”

Pain Suffering Disappointment

Book:The Radetzky March

Source: The Radetzky March

“Every time he thought about it he became more convinced that there was nothing that was really true and even less in which to believe. So it was simpler not to care about anything, for in that way he was never disappointed.”

Care Disappointment

Book:Alberic the Wise

Source: Alberic the Wise

“Some wisdom lives in your body before your mind can explain it. Trust what your bones know.”

Wisdom Healing Mindfulness Intuition Self Discovery Embodiment Self Trust Inner Knowing Somatic Body Wisdom

Author:Lawrence Nault

“You’ve had enough of failure. Doubts. Had enough of disappointment.”