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He curled his legs up, pushed his face into his knees so that nobody would see the tears. But there was nothing he could do to hide the sobs that racked him, making his whole body shake. It was too much, too much. He felt somebody sit down next to him. Somebody else sat on the other side, kicking off so much heat he might have been leaning against a radiator. Hands wrapped themselves around him from both sides, tight. No words, they just held him until the ocean calmed. Of all the things they had done for him, Marlow thought, this was the one that truly saved his life.
This quote resonates so strongly with me, it's one of the most important quotes I've collected. From Hellfighters, the second book in the Devil's Engine trilogy.
The smallest things you can do to literally save someone.
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