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1 " All the waters in the world are joined. "
― A.G. Slatter , All the Murmuring Bones
2 " A secret seldom survives being shared. "
3 " I don’t need you,’ I say, ‘I want you. That should be enough. That should be better because it means I’ve made a choice. "
4 " Mourning silk for my wedding gown. How appropriate. "
5 " If I know anything for certain it’s that neither love nor hate is ever simple. "
6 " She was willing to sell me to regain a fortune. But I loved her because children always seek something to love, and I’ll miss her nonetheless "
7 " Some folk make a point of not visiting pain on others when it’s been done to them; most people, though, think it’s their due to inflict a little of their own agony. "
8 " Very few people are entirely good or bad, missy, but some ignore the calling of one or the other better than the rest of us. "
9 " for I know if I lose my temper now, I’ll never get it back. When you’re angry all logic, all reason, flies out the window, and shouting, as Óisín was fond of saying wisely, achieves nothing "
10 " Just hang on to whatever’s solid, Óisín would say, but it took me a long time to realise he meant I had to rely on myself: I was the only solid thing in that angry sea. "
11 " The prince of assassins felled so low by a woman and a tiny knife. "
12 " Their dealings were discreet, but things done ill always leave echoes and stains behind. "
13 " the Widow O’Meara accepted what I brought but gave me the same look she always does, and I hurried away just as I always do. "
14 " There's something magical about song and story when they're given, something unique. "
15 " She's dead, taking all my answers with her. "
16 " And a trace of a tale is all that’s needed to find your way in the world. "
