It was only when I realized that I was a slave and not a slaver’s apprentice that I understood that what Archie was doing was a great wrong. Right and wrong had no meaning in my life until I was almost a woman. I learned some of it from my father, but he was not a talkative man. I began to understand when I knew the horsewomen, but I could never see it the way they did. They didn’t know what I knew.
–The Book of Flora (The Road to Nowhere 3) by Meg Elison
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Fire logic is the logic of insight, of seeing in symbols and stories and events more meanings than an entirely sane person could see.
–Earth Logic (Elemental Logic)
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Wise Old Owl said, “Pete, you don’t need magic sunglasses to see things in a new way. Just remember to look for the good in every day.
–Pete The Cat and His Magic Sunglasses by Kimberly Dean and James Dean
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“Believe what you want,” she said, turning away and heading for the stairs. But that was impossible and Greta knew it. You could try to believe what you wanted, but it never worked. Your brain and your heart decided what you were going to believe and that was that. Whether you liked it or not.
–Tell the Wolves I’m Home
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“She felt as if a mist had been lifted from her eyes, enabling her to took upon and comprehend the significance of life, that monster made up of beauty and brutality.”
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Out of Range
“I was locked
Into being my mother’s daughter
I was just eating bread and water
Thinking nothing ever changes
And I was shocked
To see the mistakes of each generation
Will just fade like a radio station
If you drive out of range”
–Out of Range by Ani DiFranco
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One day Bear carved a picture of Little Bird on the pumpkin. As the pumpkin grew bigger and bigger, so did the picture of Little bird. Then one afternoon Bear said to Little Bird, “See how big you’ve grown?”
–Moonbear’s Bargain by Frank Asch
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“Overnight success is a myth. Dig into almost every overnight success story and you’ll find about a decade’s worth of hard work and perseverance. Building a substantial body of work takes a long time—a lifetime, really—but thankfully, you don’t need that time all in one big chunk. So forget about decades, forget about years, and forget about months. Focus on days.”
–Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered by Austin Kleon
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Virtue
“Virtue is relative at best
There’s nothing worse than a sunset
When you’re driving due west”“And I know that sometimes
All I can see is how I feel
Like the whole world is on
The other side of
A dirty windshield”
–Up Up Up Up Up UP by Ani DiFranco
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“I don’t know.”
“But if you had to guess—?”
“What do you think?”
“I’m asking you.”
“Because you’re hoping I’ll say something different.”
“Yeah. Probably.”
“Then don’t tell me to be honest.”
–The White Magic Five & Dime by Steve Hockensmith, Lisa Falco