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“Thing about being free is, comes a point where you can't turn back, even if you wanted to....Even if you wanted to, they wouldn't take you. You've gone to far.”

Book:War in October

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War in October

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“Vad gjorde han med henne?" säger hon. "Hur mår hon?" Viktor stelnar till. Hon kan bara se hans rygg. "Du lovade", säger han knappt hörbart. "Du lovade att hålla henne utanför." "Jag försökte" Viktor vänder sig om. Hans blick är full av ilska. "Vet du vad Walter sa till henne?" säger han tyst. "' Jag ska inte göra nåt mot dig som du inte redan har gjort mot dig själv'" Minoo känner illamåendet stiga i halsen. "Han öppnade hennes ärr", viskar Viktor.”

Clara Viktor Walter Minoo

Book:Nyckeln

Source: Nyckeln

“Back in New York I took full advantage of my status as a native speaker. I ran my mouth to shop clerks and listened in on private conversations, realising I’d gone an entire month without hearing anyone complaint that they were “stressed out”.”

Language French Native Tongue

Book:Me Talk Pretty One Day

Source: Me Talk Pretty One Day

“A strong tie binds novelists to their mother tongue. Though novelists can and do write in languages other than their own, there is a common belief that a novel has a special, almost mystical affinity with the novelist's mother tongue.”

Mother Tongue Native Tongue Particular Language

Book:The Fall of Language in the Age of English

Source: The Fall of Language in the Age of English

“To lose your own language was like forgetting your mother, and as sad, in a way.”

Language Native Tongue

Book:The Full Cupboard of Life

Source: The Full Cupboard of Life

“Stepparenting is like working at a late-night convenience store — all of the responsibility and none of the authority.”

Inspirational Religious Stepmother Stepfamily

Book:Blended Families An Anthology

Source: Blended Families An Anthology

“Trying to make someone love you is like trying to climb uphill during an avalanche.”

Inspirational Stepmother Stepfamily

Book:Blended Families An Anthology

Source: Blended Families An Anthology

“External influences create internal chaos.”

Inspirational Stepmother Stepfamily Blended Families An Anthology

Book:Blended Families An Anthology

Source: Blended Families An Anthology

“I tried to make my husband make his daughter like me. After ten years of failed attempts, I decided to make myself change.”

Inspirational Religious Stepmother Stepfamily

Book:Blended Families An Anthology

Source: Blended Families An Anthology

“As only dead leaves allow the wind to blow them to and fro, never allow yourself to be swayed by popular opinion.”

“The romantic vision she’d held of her marriage where the two of them came first and children, no matter whose they were, came after that relationship had disappeared, and she had no idea where to find it.”

Marriage Stepfamily

Book:Entangled Loyalties

Source: Entangled Loyalties

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