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1 " I don’t think Ansel Adams Photoshopped any of his images,” Nick said, leaning forward. “That was all his eye, his skill as an artist. "
― Wendy Webb , Daughters of the Lake
2 " Teenaged girls have a way of holding fast to their illusions, even as those illusions are dissipating into the air. Denial of unpleasant reality is as powerful as the reality itself. "
3 " The Widow’s House, The Library of Light and Shadow, or The Queen’s Vow. "
4 " saw my great-grandfather "
5 " You didn’t!” Simon hooted. “That’s so Alexis Carrington in Dynasty of you. "
6 " When Addie discovered she herself was expecting a child, "
7 " and the first moment he heard her laugh, he knew he had fallen deeply in love with her. "
8 " During his childhood, Kevin had honed the art of making friends quickly and deeply, in a frantic effort to create some sort of intimacy in his life before it was smashed to pieces when the family had to pack up and move to his father’s next post. After many years of this, it became easy for Kevin to create relationships. Sustaining them was another matter. He never had any practice at it. He simply left people behind as he began new phases of his life, knowing that someone else would arise to take their places. "
9 " The entire hall seemed to take a collective breath. All eyes were on them. "
10 " Do you know how wonderful you are?” “Of course I do,” Simon laughed. “I’ve been singing my own praises for years. "
11 " he rapped her doorframe three times for luck, the way he used to when she was young and afraid of the dark. “This calls the angels,” he would say to her. “Now they’re here, watching over you. "
12 " Could it be true that some people were literally made for each other? Proof of that romantic notion seemed to be standing before them. "
13 " she was serious and deep and thought about things like the earth and the lake and nature, and how they all related to each other. They talked about these and other important things, connecting through their souls. "
14 " he could train Addie to do the same. Of course! Why hadn’t he thought of this before? Jess took Addie "
15 " Denial of unpleasant reality is as powerful as the reality itself. "
16 " Everything seems out of control until you've had coffee. "
17 " She slipped into the other world peacefully, even joyfully, surrounded by the living, who were grieving her passing, and the dead, who were rejoicing her homecoming. "
18 " Parents never believed children when they had something important to say. "
19 " This is what true peace feels like, she thought. This is what it is to be where one’s soul resides. "
20 " And then, hands were touching her throat, scratching at her neck, constricting, choking. "