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It came, over and over, down to this: What made someone a mother? Was it biology alone, or was it love? (Chapter 16, p258)

— Celeste Ng Little Fires Everywhere (2017)

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Here is a prayer: As you gain power, may you never forget what it’s like to not have power.

one way to think of privilege is who’s allowed to make mistakes.

“Everyone sees race, Lex," said Moody. "The only difference is who pretends not to.” (Chapter 4, p42)

Little Fires Everywhere (2017)

People decide what you're like before they even get to know you” (p193)

Everything I Never Told You (2014)

In the dark they are careful of each other, as if they know they are fragile, as if they know they can break. (p283)

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Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind,
And therefore is wing'd Cupid painted blind.

William Shakespeare A Midsummer Night's Dream (1595)

To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.

Bertrand Russell Marriage and Morals (1929)

Not for the body, but for the heart; companion and company are needed.

Sanu Sharma

Love seldom haunts the breast where learning lies,
And Venus sets ere Mercury can rise.

Alexander Pope

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