Alternatives Quote by Ann Aguirre

“Caring too much could be dangerous; I saw that now. But the alternative was no better.”

Ann Aguirre

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I’d never known it was possible to love as he did— with complete devotion yet devoid of promises.

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“Vel once told me that the heart isn't like a cup of water. You can't drain it. It's more like an endless well, and…

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There were different kinds of strength. I knew that now. It didn't always come from a knife or a willingness to fight. Sometimes it…

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I wanted proof, not promises.

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“When people stop writing down their stories, the soul the world is lost.”

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Is that love? It seems like a pale word, too easily tossed about by people who don’t know the meaning of it, who twist…

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Maybe I was just one of those people who couldn't rest easy unless things went catastrophically wrong.

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“The strong survive.”

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Here in the enclave, one didn't prosper by demonstrating too much independent thought.

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“My heart hurt when I remembered him, but the alternative was forgetting, and that was the final kind of death—when nobody told your story…

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“He cocked his head, listening, then whispered to the big man, "We've got a group of four, incoming. Don't scare them off with your…

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“These are the results of public security cams at work, recording routinely those who come and go. Apparently, it functions as a wondrous preventative…

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