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“...you held on to my hand I felt something give in me. And suddenly I had someone I looked forward to talking to. Someone who understood how I felt. Really, really understood.”

Quote by Jojo Moyes

Work

This book delves into the complexities of personal growth and transformation, following a character as they navigate the intricacies of their own identity amidst life-altering events. more

Author

Jojo Moyes is a renowned British novelist known for her emotionally rich and engaging stories. Her works often focus on modern love and family relationships, which have won her a wide following. more

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“I had walked away from Patrick knowing deep down that, for both of us, our relationship had become a habit, a pair of shoes you might no really love but wore because you couldn't be bothered to get new ones.”

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“I was left alone with my thoughts, a bunch of unwelcome houseguests who refused to leave.”

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“I pressed my ear against the door, trying to work out if it was safe to knock, feeling furtive, as if it were I who was at fault. But all I could hear was music and muffled conversation.”

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“You and I. We are both immigrants. We both know it is hard to find your place in this world. You want to make your life better, work hard in country that is not your own—you make new life, new friends, find new love. You get to become new person! But is never a simple thing, never without cost.”

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“According to [Dr. Erich] Fromm, what motivates so many Believers, regardless of religious affiliation, is the image of the Divine, an image that many Believers try to emulate (e.g. Imitatio Christi). Fromm states that within a humanistic religion, “God is the image of man’s [and/or woman’s] higher self, a symbol of what man [or woman] potentially is or ought to become” but “in an authoritarian religion, God becomes the sole possessor” of human’s reason and love.”

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“Just get through today, I told myself. If life had taught me one thing, it was that the answers would come soon enough.”

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Book:Still Me

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“For the first time I felt overwhelmed, crushed by the knowledge that I was alone in a city that no longer welcomed me.”

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Book:Still Me

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“Outside, life in Manhattan continued, oblivious, fast-moving, ignoring the detritus that piled up in the gutter.”

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