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1 " Birds shouldn't be able to find tearsThey are the definition of freedom "
― Maddy Kobar , The Songs of The Gullible Wiseman: The Early Poems of Maddy Kobar, 2008-2013
2 " Oh, I know that I'll never be perfectI'm just alive "
3 " Sewn together patterns, like many clashing moods,She wears what No others dare "
4 " And in uttering thatExcellently executed truthYou become an artist too "
5 " I guess I have no choice But to toss all novels under the rugNothing can compete with the poetry bug "
6 " I was beginning to understand why Harold didn't like being around large numbers of people; if you were at all different, people were apt to stare. "
― Maddy Kobar , With a Reckless Abandon (The Veery Family Saga, #1)
7 " In regards to the candle that burns at both ends-how brilliant the light is for the beholder!How beautiful the pain of that candle isTo those who only witness from afar,But will never truly feel the price of such a shine. "
― Maddy Kobar , Simply Not Meant To Be: Maddy Kobar's 2014-2018 Poems
8 " Reality is setting in, my lady,You have no one who will save you-But yourself.This kingdom needs a rulerAnd that ruler is you. "
9 " Two towering beasts were brought to us. I do not say this lightly for I am the tallest man I know and Alexander isn't that much shorter than me. These great horses looked me squarely in the eye; which was something most people couldn't manage. They were rather terrifying to behold; made entirely of muscle and grit."Yes, they're perfect." Alexander smiles and I wonder if he has lost his mind. He puts a hand to each of their large muzzles. Rather than destroy him, the two massive horses seem calmed by his presence. "
― Maddy Kobar , From Out of Feldspar (The Veerys of Dove Grove, #2)
10 " Claude was a sensitive soul; I couldn't say what I thought to him. My thoughts were spiky with barbs of ugliness. I recognized the darkness in them but could say nothing about it to any of my family members. "
11 " We are trapped by convention and must marry another.Every good child knows: duty before your heart's desire.So in the shadows we remain. "
12 " It was almost physically hurting me not to admit to my whole family that she was mine. Ours was a love that I wanted everyone from St. Petersburg and back to know about. Not that I had ever even been to St. Petersburg, but once they knew who I was there, they'd knew who Wren was too. "
13 " I had assumed that a boy who loved me so intensely was full of happiness, love, and light so that he was free of his own demons and pain.My assumption was entirely wrong. "
14 " Keep your temperance, Alexander. I want to live!" He threw his hands into the air and he smiled out to the wide skies above.That's what hope looks like, I thought. "
15 " Though it was hardly a shock to him, because Father knew well by my sixteenth birthday how unpredictably erratic my temperament had become. His sweet Robert had died many years ago, along with his mother, and was replaced by this wicked little changeling who didn't ever care to temper his tongue. I had earned many a rival, enemy and smack upside the head for the mischievous things I said and did. "
16 " It was just a game for you-your flames blazed brighterAnd with my sizzling coals, I mistakenly thought I was the strong one-You drew me in as easily as you put me out. "
17 " For the funeral, I had to show my proper mourning face. Truly, I longed to break down and have a full-on emotional attack; perhaps if I let myself go long enough, I might get all the pain out of my system. I had no hope of doing such a thing in front of everyone I knew. It simply wasn't proper. "
18 " The moon did warn meHow shadows love to playTricks on eyes too willing to believe Sending hearts into chaos and disarray "
19 " Don't confuse me for that other girl,She's a fraud and a fool.Don't confuse me with anyone else, I am not anyone other than myself. "
20 " You deserve better. I'll give you something so, so much better. By all the beating hearts of the rebel poets, I do solemnly swear, my darling, you shall soon be free! "
