

“Human nature is not a machine to be built after a model, and set to do exactly the work prescribed for it, but a tree, which requires to grow and develop itself on all sides, according to the tendency of the inward forces which make it a living thing.”
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“The children glanced at her for a moment but then kept their heads down and eyes on their food. They were used to ignoring the drama that happened right in front of them. No one spoke. Exhaustion had set in, mentally and physically.”
― The Cases Nobody Wanted
― The Cases Nobody Wanted

“We know it's all just daydreaming. In all likelihood, no one in this forest'll ever get a javelin, and I'll never see my mother's kingdom again, let alone be hailed by crowds as the jewel of Kildenree. Maybe it's vain to wish for it. But sometimes, it'd be nice just to hold something real in your hands that felt like a measure of your worth. Right Finn?”
― The Goose Girl
― The Goose Girl

“ملاحظة التغيرات البسيطة تجعلك تتأقلم مع التغيرات الجذرية التي قد تصادفك مستقبلا”
― Who Moved My Cheese? An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life...
― Who Moved My Cheese? An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life...

“The minute the door was opened, she wished she had made some excuse not to see them. Victor was sitting by the bed, and the tender expression on his face as he looked down at his wife and latest child, made something violent and jealous jump in Penelope's heart. She could have murdered Ethan for shutting the door loudly behind them, interrupting their intimacy.”
― Victor's Blessing
― Victor's Blessing
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