3 Quotes & Sayings By Effie Crescent

Effie Crescent is the author of the modern classic The Secret Lives of Words, an exploration of how our language shapes our lives. Effie's first book, A Fortunate Life: How to Find Happiness and Inner Peace, was a finalist for the National Book Award. She is a graduate of Yale University and has been a writer, editor, and editor-at-large at the Boston Globe since 1988. Effie lives in Boston with her husband and two children.

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So young and yet already carrying a great burden on her shoulders. Do not worry, my dear, I will make sure you can protect yourself and others. Because you are our hope … sweet, darling … Arima. Effie Crescent
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Why I let you talk me into these things, I’ll never understand. One day you’re going to get me into some serious trouble, " Rowan said, shaking his head. Effie Crescent