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  1. Libba Bray _ The Sweet Far Thing

    The light is so bright it hurts my eyes. But I don't dare close them. I won't. Instead, I try to adjust to the dawn, letting the tears fall where they may, because it is morning; it is morning, and there is so much to see.
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  2. Libba Bray _ The Sweet Far Thing

    We create the illusions we need to go on. And one day, when they no longer dazzle or comfort, we tear them down, brick by glittering brick, until we are left with nothing but the bright light of honesty. This light is liberating. Necessary. Terrifying. We stand naked and emptied before it. And when it is too much for our eyes to take, we build a new illusion to shield us from its relentless truth.
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  3. Libba Bray _ The Sweet Far Thing

    There is no progress without cost.
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  4. Libba Bray _ The Sweet Far Thing

    My whole life I've been ordered about. Now I shall give the orders." I've never seen Felicity so wounded. "Not me," she says. "I never ordered you about." "Oh, Fee." The old Pippa surfaces for just a moment, hopeful and childlike. She pulls Felicity to her. Something I cannot name passes between them, and then Pip's lips are on Fee's in a deep kiss, as if they feed on one another, their fingers entwined in each other's hair. And suddenly, I understand what I must have always known about them-the private talks, the close embraces, the tenderness of their friendship. A blush spreads across my neck at the thought. How could I not have seen it before?
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  5. Libba Bray _ The Sweet Far Thing

    I have seen what a handful of girls can do. They can hold back an army if necessary, so please don't tell me it isn't possible.
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  6. Libba Bray _ The Sweet Far Thing

    People will disappoint you. The question to ask is whether you can learn to live with the disappointment and move on.
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  7. Libba Bray _ The Sweet Far Thing

    This is what they have in place of freedom-time and gossip. Their lives are small and careful. I do not wish to live this way. I should like to make my mark. To venture opinions that may not be polite or even correct but are mine nonetheless.
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  8. Libba Bray _ The Sweet Far Thing

    It is the scorpion's nature to sting. Just because he has no opportunity doesn't mean that he cannot.
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  9. Libba Bray _ The Sweet Far Thing

    Whatever is without question is most vulnerable.
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  10. Libba Bray _ The Sweet Far Thing

    The gasps catch from girl to girl like a brush fire.
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  11. Libba Bray _ The Sweet Far Thing

    Creostus's booming laugh leaves gooseflesh upon my arms. He paces close to me. "Jealous, Priestess? Do you wish to compete for my affections? I should like to see that." "I'm sure you would. But you will die first and so let us journey to Philon, if you please.
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  12. Libba Bray _ The Sweet Far Thing

    Yes, what's the good of a messenger you can't understand?" Felicity complains. "Why, just once, can't one of these haunts simply say, 'Hello, Gemma, frightfully sorry to bother you, but I thought you might like to know that Mrs. X is the one to watch out for-she'll eat your heart. Cheerio!
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