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Hugh and Fiona stood off to one side, their hands linked and foreheads touching, saying goodbye in their own quiet way. Finally, we'd all finished with Claire and were ready to go, but no one wanted to disturb them, so we stood watching as Fiona pulled away from Hugh, shook a few seeds from her nest of wild hair, and grew a rose bush heavy with red flowers right where they stood. Hugh's bees rushed to pollinate it, and while they were occupied— as if she'd done it just so they could have a moment to themselves— Fiona embraced him and whispered something in his ear, and Hugh nodded and whispered.Ransom Riggs
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Consider the simple hedgehog, and his neighbor, the opossum...do they waste their energy trying to throw one another into chasms when they face a common enemy, the winter? No!Ransom Riggs
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What a beautiful day to go to hellRansom Riggs
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You're upset, you're cold, and you're wet, wouldn't you rather discuss all this over a pot of hot tea?" Yes, but I wasn't going to say so.Ransom Riggs
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You have your world to rebuild, and I have mine.Ransom Riggs
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I wondered whether trusting him was merely unwise or if it crossed the line into recklessness, like lying down for a nap in the middle of a road.Ransom Riggs
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Maybe, " she said. "Maybe. But now you're making promises you might not be able to keep, and that's how people in love get very badly hurt.Ransom Riggs
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Early in life we recognize certain talents in ourselves, and we focus on those to the exclusion of others. It's not that nothing else is possible, but that nothing else was nurtured.Ransom Riggs
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He’s lost it. Our son is insane. Or on drugs. Or maybe not on enough drugs.Ransom Riggs