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He created the house on the lagoon as one would create a poem or a statue, breathing life into its every stone. (chapter 6, p49)
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Abby used to say adaptability was the secret of survival-one's soul should bend and then it wouldn't break. (chapter 29, p295)
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I know publishing it may have dire results, but a tale, like life itself, isn't finished until it is heard by someone with an understanding heart. (Isabel, p380)
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When they ran down the street, their souls barely clung to their bones, like fragile kites made of tissue paper. (chapter 4, p31)
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She seldom smiled, but when she did, I felt as if she were pouring oil on my wounds. (chapter 19, p204)
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Coral explained to Manuel that political ideals were very important. Believing in something made you think; it kept your spirit alive. (chapter 34, p340)
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