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There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear. We speak, we write, we do language. That is how civilizat...more

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It's gonna hurt, now," said Amy. "anything dead coming back to life hurts.

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What difference do it make if the thing you scared of is real or not?

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She knew Paul D was adding something to her life—something she wanted to count on but was scared to... His waiting eyes and awful human power. The min...more

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Was it hard? I hope she didn't die hard.'Sethe shook her head. 'Soft as cream. Being alive was the hard part.

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Nothing and nobody is obliged to save you but you.

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I stood there a long while, staring at that tree. It looked so strongSo beautiful. Hurt right down the middleBut alive and well. Cee touched my should...more

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He can't value you more than you value yourself.

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Dominion won by fear and secured by fear was still sweeter than any that could be got another way.