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“She'd learned how to disappear in place long ago. She was like one of those animals whose defense mechanism is to blend into the landscape and become invisible. It was her way of dealing with rejection: Say nothing and disappear. Never fight back. If she remained quiet enough, people eventually forgot she was there and left her alone.”
― Kristin Hannah, The Four Winds

“[Esme] 'What exactly is a good family, Da?'
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[Harry Nicholl] 'Well, I supposed for some it's about reputation. Others, money. For others it might be education or good works.'

'But what does it mean for you?...Well?'
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'Love, Essy. A good family is one where there is love.”
― Pip Williams, The Dictionary of Lost Words

“Love. In the best of times, it is a dream. In the worst of times, a salvation.”
― Kristin Hannah, The Four Winds

“Heartache had been a part of her life so long it had become as familiar as the color of her hair or the slight curve in her spine. Sometimes it was the lens through which she viewed her world and sometimes it was the blindfold she wore so she didn't see. But it was always there. (p117)”
― Kristin Hannah, The Four Winds