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21 " Maybe, she thought. Maybe we were all some shade of monstrous given the right circumstances. "
― Mia Sheridan , The Wish Collector
22 " You collect them," she repeated slowly. "So I guess you're the wish collector, then? "
23 " Oh, the other slaves who lived at Windisle, I imagine. It’s been passed down through generations. Why, my own grandmother told me the story of Angelina Loreaux and John Whitfield when I was knee-high to a mosquito.” She laughed, the sound melodic and sweet "
24 " This was Clara, and she was in his arms, and he never wanted to dance with anyone else again. "
25 " Wearing your mistakes and regrets on the outside where others can judge them. But, man, the problem is not that others judge you harshly, it’s that you believe what they say. "
26 " But, Daddy," she’d said, "if I don't let my tears out, won't I drown inside?" And that's how Clara felt, standing before that wall . . . her heart drowning slowly. "