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1 " Here is the thing that is true about fire: it creates power, but it also creates destruction. My fire has fueled many victories, but it has destroyed what I had with the person I love most in the world. My fire had caused me much pain but I can't put it out. I don't want to. "
― Jordyn Taylor , The Paper Girl of Paris
2 " For years, we lingered on the bank of the river, scared to dip our toes in the water - but how do you cross to the other side that way? There's only one way to do it, and we've finally figured it out. We have to hold each other's hands and wade into the deep. "
3 " Life is so weird. Just when you think you understand something, you realize it’s way more complicated than you ever could have imagined. "
4 " In this upside-down world, we anchor each other to the ground. "
5 " Things never get any easier during wartime. Either the war ends or life gets worse. "
6 " Did you make it here okay?”“The trains ran smoothly. "
7 " Did you make it here okay? The trains ran smoothly, Luc. The trains ran smoothly. "
8 " But I want you to know, when you’re doing your work, and you feel like you’re all alone . . . I know who you really are, Adalyn. And no matter where I may be, know that if I am breathing, then I am thinking of you. "