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21 " I wasn’t taught to question when I was young. None of us were. We were told what to think, not how to think. "
― Pamela Terry , The Sweet Taste of Muscadines
22 " Libraries represent the best, most democratic, part of our society. "
23 " Opening our minds to other points of view could very well deliver a kick to the foundation, a kick that could lead to a crack that could splinter and spread till it brought the whole thing crashing down on our heads. "
24 " It’s probably true that solitude can enhance your eccentricities, but it’s also true that since there’s no one around to point them out to you, those eccentricities can soon become a comfortable part of your personality, leading you into a contentment born solely of not giving a damn. "
25 " I just decided a long time ago that love can never be evil. "
26 " I am certain they’ll surround us the moment we get there, with food, and love—anything we need to make the next few days easier. I just feel like that goodwill is conditional. Like if they really knew who I was—who Henry is—things might be different. "
27 " For that one brief moment, I had glimpsed the other side of the mirror and never forgotten the sight. Maybe it "
28 " this setting seemed to spawn a dislocation of the soul that had plagued me since I was old enough to recognize it. "
29 " For all its rigid constancy, time can be so malleable in the face of memory. Something as simple as the smell of old roses can bewitch it completely, causing it to twist and turn back onto itself until entire decades are lost and you feel as though it hasn’t advanced one hour from that bright morning when you were six, standing alone in the garden sun to watch an orange butterfly flicker among the white flowers. "
30 " That’s all it takes sometimes. Just one person who really knows you and who’s got your back. "