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Kathleen Wilcock wrote: 12 Feb 2022, 11:47 My favourite is when Victoria recalls the saber-tooth cat. She says, "It had been impossibly beautiful. Now it was gone, real only in memory". I like this quote for two reasons. First, it shows that even the most fearsome creatures have their own source of beauty. Second, it also demonstrates how fleeting events are. Just because the cat died does not mean that it no longer exists. It will, like other aspects of the past, continue to live on through people's memories. Through these memories, the past will continue to be beautiful, vibrant, and real.
There are a couple of sentiments like this in the book, aren't there? Ideas that should be contradictory but aren't, since the world is more complicated than we sometimes pretend it is.
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“I win my fights. I don’t pick fights, but I don’t back down.”

I have always kept a notebook full of quotes that I like!! This is a great discussion piece for me. This quote was my favorite. In life it is so important to know how to pick your battles (meaning to know what’s important to have a disagreement about., and when to just leave it alone) Not backing down is proving that you believe in yourself and will not let anyone walk all over you so you can voice your individual beliefs whether someone likes it or not.
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“I win my fights. I don’t pick fights, but I don’t back down.”

I have always kept a notebook full of quotes that I like!! This is a great discussion piece for me. This quote was my favorite. In life it is so important to know how to pick your battles (meaning to know what’s important to have a disagreement about., and when to just leave it alone) Not backing down is proving that you believe in yourself and will not let anyone walk all over you so you can voice your individual beliefs whether someone likes it or not.
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Bertha Jackson wrote: 07 Feb 2022, 10:34 What was your favorite quote in this book? Mine was “There is no death. Only a change of worlds.” This quote fit in perfectly with the book because when Sarah and William disappeared it was like they died in the present and went back to their previous live.
Nice choice! That line gives me chills. Many are in the habit of seeing endings instead of changes, and the biggest end/change of all.
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fashionista_rose wrote: 10 Feb 2022, 08:21 When Sarah was asked to learn how to handle conflicts without fighting, she replied:
"Why? I win my fights. I don't pick fights, but I don't back down. " It shows boldness, confidence, and determination to always win. It could be linked to the challenges of life. We don't pick our challenges but wouldn't back down until they are sorted. We wouldn't back down. 
What an amazing philosophy. It shows strength of character and unshakeable self-confidence. Its the sort of groundedness I aspire to.
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fashionista_rose wrote: 10 Feb 2022, 08:21 When Sarah was asked to learn how to handle conflicts without fighting, she replied:
"Why? I win my fights. I don't pick fights, but I don't back down. " It shows boldness, confidence, and determination to always win. It could be linked to the challenges of life. We don't pick our challenges but wouldn't back down until they are sorted. We wouldn't back down. 
I liked that quote as well, but I also believe that not all conflicts are solved by fighting, and if there's a way to handle them without fighting it would be better.
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Sharon Christanto wrote: 10 Feb 2022, 13:07 My favorite is "I win my fights. I don't pick fights, but I don't back down." It's very inspiring. It shows Sarah's bravery and strength. I even write this quote on my notebook page as a reminder to keep going forward whatever struggles lies ahead.
I found this quote extremely inspiring as well. It suits Sarah's character very aptly and is very relatable in the book.
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My favourite quote was made by my favourite character. Sarah is very brave and courageous and i was encouraged by this quote she said " I win my fights. I don't pick fights, but I don't back down."
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Eriny Youssef wrote: 13 Feb 2022, 15:12
Inge van Tonder wrote: 13 Feb 2022, 12:20 My favorite quote is when Victoria speaks to her father. “Find solutions through partnerships, Dad. You taught me, remember?” That hits home. Solve your problem the right way.
I like the quote you picked, usually one learns this lesson after much experience. Interesting also the the daughter said it back to yer father.
It made me think of all the life leasons I learnt from my father :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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This book is a bundle of courageous quotes, but my favorite is when Sarah said, "I win my fights. I don't pick fights, but I don't back down." It shows her confidence and courage that I want to build in myself. This quote made its place in my heart right from the moment I read it.
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Peace Chux wrote: 08 Feb 2022, 21:37 When Travis said "The woman chooses in this world too" It came up in a conversation with Sergei about Myra but it meant so much more to me.
I related to this too. It felt so abstract and yet so concrete. The concept of choice. It was also the way that it happened naturally and organically. I loved that a woman could choose and it played such an important role in other characters' lives. The author managed to convey how special it was to choose. It just resonated with me.
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My favorite quote is "as lost, by the same token, its natural healthy creativity. Only a horizon ringed about with myths can unify a culture. The forces of imagination and the Apollonian dream are saved only by myth from indiscriminate rambling. The images of myth must be the daemonic guardians, ubiquitous but unnoticed, presiding over the growth of the child's mind and interpreting to the mature man his life and struggles".
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My favorite quote is, "I win the fight. I didn't pick a fight, but I don't back down. This quotation clearly demonstrates Sarah's high self-confidence, something I admire in her. 
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It was Sarah's response when she was requested to learn how to avoid a fight when confronted with conflict: "why? I win my fights. I don't pick fights, but I don't back down."  It demonstrates a strong sense of self-assurance, as well as an unwavering will to win.
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fashionista_rose wrote: 10 Feb 2022, 08:21 When Sarah was asked to learn how to handle conflicts without fighting, she replied:
"Why? I win my fights. I don't pick fights, but I don't back down. " It shows boldness, confidence, and determination to always win. It could be linked to the challenges of life. We don't pick our challenges but wouldn't back down until they are sorted. We wouldn't back down. 
This is my favourite quote too it shows Sarah's strongwill to always defend herself and face any situation head on without fear.......
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