For me a book has always been a chance to reach out and connect to someone and not be alone.
Margaret StohlThe things that are the most valuable are often the ones you don't even know exist. -- Xavier, The Gatekeeper
Margaret StohlAunt Mercy put down her tiles, one at a time. I-T-C-H-I-N. Aunt Grace leaned closer to the board, squinting. "Mercy Lynne, you're cheatin' again! What kinda word is that? Use it in a sentence." "I'm itchin' ta have some a that white cake." "That's not how you spell it." At least one of them could spell. Aunt Grace pulled one of the tiles off the board. "There's no T in itchin'." Or not.
Margaret StohlI guess this was what it felt like to love someone and feel like you had lost them. Even when you were still holding them in your arms.
Margaret StohlAnt Prune was holding one of the squirrels in her hand. ‘And once a day, we have ta clean their little private parts with a Q-tip, so they'll learn ta clean themselves.' That was a visual I didn't need
Margaret StohlThere are more reasons for people's actions than the number of actions that are actually set in motion.
Margaret StohlIt's not easy to be Light when you've been Dark. It's almost too much to ask anyone. -Macon Ravenwood
Margaret StohlSo you are a vampire." "I most certainly am not." He looked annoyed. "That's such a common phrase, such a cliche, and so unflattering. I suppose you believe in werewolves and aliens too. I blame television.
Margaret StohlShe yanked my plate away and took it to the sink. She rinsed some bones that looked like pork shoulder, which was weird since we'd had chicken tonight.
Margaret StohlRo trails his hands against the wall as he walks. The archivists look at him as he passes. Ro is good at irritating people; he'll find the one thing you don't want him to do, and do it every time. It's one of his many gifts.
Margaret StohlI haven't left a mark on the world, but is that so bad? Considering how deeply the world has marked me?
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