The Bookshelf

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“That, my son, is how most miracles come about. It is not necessary to have a bolt of fire from the sky or the sound of a heavenly Voice. Miracles are happening all the time, at all hours of the day and night; and they come about quietly, just like this...”

~Luke, The Silver Chalice~

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“Yes,” he replied.

“The stars have their own language. If you’re careful, you can learn it.”

~Desmond, The Last Camellia~

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Book-Lover Confession #1

Anything I find in a book as a bookmark is magical. Old receipt? Magical. Scrap of paper? Save it. It’s precious. Bonus if it’s aesthetically pleasing.

Once it’s in a book, it turns that story also into a story of the one who reads it.

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“My dear, it did not get easier...no, not one pinch. You got stronger, and that has made the difference.”

~Excerpt from a story I will probably never write

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With returning strength, hope had revived, and with hope came the courage to do and to dare.

~ Jules Verne, Five Weeks in a Balloon~