Emily Murdoch Quotes

I know so many words. It's perplexing to come across so many I don't.

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Happiness is free, Mama says, as sure as the blinkin' stars, the withered arms the trees throw down for our fires, the waterproofin' on our skin, and the tongues of wind curlin' the walnut leaves before slidin' down our ears.

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I take my hand back, like a leaf letting go. It hurts too much to hang on. So why does it hurt so much to let go?

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My life's a tangle of past and present, like two separate puzzles with their pieces tumbled together. Nothing fits.

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