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Perhaps because it seems so appropriate, I don't notice the rain. It falls in sheets, a blanket of silvery thread rushing to the hard almost-winter ground. Still, I stand without moving at the side of the coffin.Michelle Zink
2
Its emptiness is more than the lack of living, breathing beings. It is the unread pages of the many books that reside on the shelves throughout the room I should hot have thought one could tell when books have gone unread, but after the company of Birchwood's well-loved library it is as if I can hear these books whispering, their pages grasping and reaching for an audience.Michelle Zink
3
The day is like a diamond, all beautiful warmth on the outside but without any heat to accompany it.Michelle Zink
4
Alice will always be a beautiful mystery. It is one I am content not to solve. I can love her now in her lovely darkness." -Amalia MilthorpeMichelle Zink
5
To find the books end, cross the ancient wood to the mystic isle. Until then, prepare yourselffor the coming battle.. .AND TRUST NO ONE.Michelle Zink
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But I learned long ago that it does no good to think too far into the future. There is only here. Only now.Michelle Zink
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I am not my mother. I love her, but I am not her.Michelle Zink
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I shake my head. "Remember, Mother. There are no mistakes." She smiles through her tears, leaning in to kiss my cheek "No mistakes, my angel.Michelle Zink
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Some things must be done however much we wish to avoid them.Michelle Zink
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Still, experience has taught me that knowing one's enemy is key to winning any battle.Michelle Zink