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No one's place in this world is guaranteed. Not everyone is going to get a happy ending. But life isn't about how it ends. It's about the moments between. It's about the small things. The way our loved ones laugh. The sight of a butterfly in the sunlight after a year or two in the darkness. The love and support of an old friend. They might not be with us in body, but they are with us in spirit. ... Because every day, on this planet, people are born and people die and stranger things happen.(Armintrout, All Souls' Night, 367)

Jennifer Armintrout
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Jennifer Armintrout's Popular Quotes

Let the meek have the kingdom of heaven. The strong shall rule on earth.

- Jennifer Armintrout

If we truly seek diversity in fiction, we have to let the needs of others come before our need to define ourselves as social justice allies.

- Jennifer Armintrout

It was the damnedest thing, life. Once you decide exactly how things are going to go, something or someone comes along and messes it all up.

- Jennifer Armintrout

If you're afraid of something, face it. Fear is irrational. The only way to conquer your fear is to stand next to it.

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I'm sorry I'm not more cultured. I'll watch PBS. And cut people open for fun. Will that be better? Will you be less embarrassed to be my fledgling th…

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Strength isn't about bearing a cross of grief or shame. Strength comes from choosing your own path, and living with the consequences.

- Jennifer Armintrout

I have to go. I have a finite amount of life left and I don't want to spend it arguing with you.

- Jennifer Armintrout

Well, I always did want to go out in a Braveheart kind of way. I'll just have to think of something cool to yell before they cut my head off.

- Jennifer Armintrout

I'd never been a good damsel in distress. I was a "hands-on" damsel.

- Jennifer Armintrout
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