“She was sweating and pale but beautiful in the firelight. Showing a woman’s strength in a delicate vessel, holding strong like a… — Lauren Nicolle Taylor Beauty Copy Share Image
“We were like trees with nowhere to sink our roots, Joseph and I. Instead of finding the ground we wound them around… — Lauren Nicolle Taylor Trees Copy Share Image
“I forgot that with the green, the plushness, and shiny plant life that pushed up and surrounded us, with the nourishment it… — Lauren Nicolle Taylor Gardening Copy Share Image
“Now that I had experienced real freedom, I’m not sure I would ever get used to walls again. Walls loomed, leaned in,… — Lauren Nicolle Taylor Freedom Copy Share Image
“I am a survivor. I live beyond the wall. I give shelter to those that need it. I am not chosen but… — Lauren Nicolle Taylor Copy Share Image
“And ultimately, when almost everything I did was controlled by the Superiors, by my teachers and by Paulo, I took what little… — Lauren Nicolle Taylor Mentorship Copy Share Image
“I always thought strength came from within you, that it started there and ended there. It was of your own making. I… — Lauren Nicolle Taylor Inspirational Copy Share Image
“I look up and watch the bad parts of me shrinking to dots in the wide blue.” — Lauren Nicolle Taylor Historical fiction Copy Share Image
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