"Ruins stood for what was lost, and yet……" — Ann Brashares
"Ruins stood for what was lost, and yet there were beautiful-peaceful, historic, intellectual. Not tragic or regrettable. Lena tried to keep hers that way too, and she succeeded to some extent. Why not celebrate what you had rather than spend your time mourning its passing? There could be joy in things that ended."
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287 Quotes by Ann Brashares
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