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Ruta Sepetys Inspirational Quotes (25)

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I wasn't certain of anything anymore, except that New Orleans was a faithless friend and I wanted to leave her.
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Sometimes there is such beauty in awkwardness. There's love and emotion trying to express itself, but at the time, it just ends up being awkward.
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Good men are often more practical than pretty said Mother. Andrius just happens to be both.
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Was it harder to die, or harder to be the one who survived?
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Sometimes kindness can be delivered in a clumsy way.
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What do you do with all this bank, Josie? Be a lot easier if you just lifted your skirt.” “The only reason I’d lift my skirt is to pull out my pistol and plug you in the head.
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I shut the bathroom door and caught sight of my face in the mirror. I had no idea how quickly it was to change, to fade. If I had, I would have stared at my reflection, memorizing it. It was the last time I would look into a real mirror for more than a decade.
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Sometimes kindness can be delivered in a clumsy way. But it's far more sincere in its clumsiness than those distinguished men you read about in books. Your father was very clumsy.
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David Arnold's writing is both heartfelt and hilarious. You will fall in love with Mim, even as her grand journey will keep you guessing. Mosquitoland reminds us that sometimes imperfect is just perfect.
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Whether love of friend, love of country, love of God, or even love of enemy—love reveals to us the truly miraculous nature of the human spirit.
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Charlie Marlowe never wrote horror, but somehow horror was writing Charlie Marlowe.
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Man, you’re a regular Bonnie Parker.” “A dame that knows the ropes isn’t likely to get tied up.” Jesse found that hysterical. “Did Willie say that?” “Nope, Mae West. Now, how do I get on this thing in a skirt?
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You like me, Josie Moraine. You just don't know it yet.
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I adore themes of hope and courage and the ways we find meaning through suffering.
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Let me tell you something 'bout these rich Uptown folk, said Cokie. They got everything that money can buy, their bank accounts are fat, but they ain't happy. They ain't ever gone be happy. You know why? They soul broke. And money can't fix that, no sir.
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A wrongdoing doesn't give us the right to do wrong.
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We all laced together—a brothel madam, an English professor, a mute cook, a quadroon cabbie, and me, the girl carrying a bucket of lies and throwing them like confetti.
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Tragedy was a big social event, and everyone wanted in on it.
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Some things just won’t go away, no matter how hard you scrub.
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Andrius, I'm...scared. He stopped and turned to me. No. Don't be scared. Don't give them anything Lina, not even your fear.
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New Orleans is unlike any city in America. Its cultural diversity is woven into the food, the music, the architecture - even the local superstitions. It's a sensory experience on all levels and there's a story lurking around every corner.
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My sister and brother are both writers as well. We are constantly discussing story and plot lines. And I love to discuss story ideas with my husband.
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Have you ever wondered what a human life is worth? That morning, my brother's was worth a pocket watch.
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We'd been trying to touch the sky from the bottom of the ocean.
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