Shelby watched the books burn. She wonders if words are pouring down on other people's houses, sad words, like beast and mourn and sorrow and mother.

Alice Hoffman
Shelby watched the books burn. She wonders if words are...
Shelby watched the books burn. She wonders if words are...
Shelby watched the books burn. She wonders if words are...
Shelby watched the books burn. She wonders if words are...
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When Shelby watched the books burn, she was watching the words that tired to describe the problems and sorrows in her own life disappear. She realized that, if she could learn to let go of these words and perform the action that was needed to solve her problems and sorrows, then she might discover a greater power that would allow her to rise above these words and their sad meanings.

Source: Faithful

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