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If you thought better of me, you would not be so surprised

Jacqueline Carey

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Jacqueline Carey
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: January 1
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Highland Park
Illinois
Surprised
Thought
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It is a comfort, in anguish, to be reminded of the scale of one's own troubles against the mighty breadth of the world.
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We speak of stories ending, when in truth it is we who end. The stories go on and on.
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I wish sometimes that the gods would either choose better, or make their wishes clearer
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There is no fulfillment that is not made sweeter for the prolonging of desire
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I wondered if he could ever understand that it was a blessing, not a sin, to be graced with more than one love. It could be complicated of course it could be complicated. And it opened one up to the possibility of more pain and loss. Still, it was a blessing I would never relinquish. Love, genuine love, was always a cause for joy.
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