"But this isn't a ghost story: the ghost is in the background, where she has to be. If she was in the foreground she'd be a person."

Mystery, Presence, Story, Character, Emotion

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"But this isn't a ghost story: the ghost is in the background, where she has to be. If she was in the foreground she'd be a person."

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Wonder

"We have just enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love."

Religion

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Emotions

"Rights are susceptible to subversion, as even granite is susceptible to erosion. My fifth Declaration posits how, in a cycle as old as tribalism, ignorance of the Other engenders fear; fear engenders hatred; hatred engenders violence; violence engenders further violence until the only "rights, the only law, are whatever is willed by the most powerful."

Justice

"Do," said Louisa finally, "whatever you can't not do."

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"You say you're 'depressed' - all i see is resilience. You are allowed to feel messed up and inside out. It doesn't mean you're defective - it just means you're human."

Mental Health

"A book can't be a half-fantasy any more than a woman can be half pregnant."

Literature

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Creativity

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