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“How did anybody say goodbye to someone they loved? But that was what the world demanded, wasn’t it? Again and again, the world insisted upon betrayals, goodbyes. How could anyone bear it?”
― The Beatryce Prophecy
― The Beatryce Prophecy
“What does it mean to be brave? This was a question Brother Edik asked himself as he walked through the dark woods with Jack Dory and Cannoc and Answelica.
To be brave is to not turn away.
To be brave is to go forward.
To be brave is to love.”
― The Beatryce Prophecy
To be brave is to not turn away.
To be brave is to go forward.
To be brave is to love.”
― The Beatryce Prophecy
“There was, truly no place for him. The home of his childhood was long gone, and it had never been his home, even when he was a child.
His mother had said to him, "Do not anger your father. Try to do as he says. Try to be who he wants you to be."
But he had not known how to do that, had he?
He still did not know how to do that.
He knew, only, how to be himself.
And shouldn't home be the place where you are allowed to be yourself, loved as yourself?”
― The Beatryce Prophecy
His mother had said to him, "Do not anger your father. Try to do as he says. Try to be who he wants you to be."
But he had not known how to do that, had he?
He still did not know how to do that.
He knew, only, how to be himself.
And shouldn't home be the place where you are allowed to be yourself, loved as yourself?”
― The Beatryce Prophecy
“It is very dangerous for you to be who you are," said Brother Edik. " and so you must pretend to be someone you are not."
"But how can I pretend to be someone I am not when I don't know who I am?”
― The Beatryce Prophecy
"But how can I pretend to be someone I am not when I don't know who I am?”
― The Beatryce Prophecy
“What is it to know that people will come searching for you? Everything.”
― The Beatryce Prophecy
― The Beatryce Prophecy
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In 2021, I'm hosting a year-long readathon where I - and hopefully you! - will be reading as many classics as possible. The #ClassicsCommunity is an ...more
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