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“And so I try to be kind to everything I see, and in everything I see, I see him.”
― A Little Life
― A Little Life
“Name one hero who was happy."
"You can't." He was sitting up now, leaning forward.
"I can't."
"I know. They never let you be famous AND happy." He lifted an eyebrow. "I'll tell you a secret."
"Tell me." I loved it when he was like this.
"I'm going to be the first." He took my palm and held it to his. "Swear it."
"Why me?"
"Because you're the reason. Swear it."
"I swear it”
― The Song of Achilles
"You can't." He was sitting up now, leaning forward.
"I can't."
"I know. They never let you be famous AND happy." He lifted an eyebrow. "I'll tell you a secret."
"Tell me." I loved it when he was like this.
"I'm going to be the first." He took my palm and held it to his. "Swear it."
"Why me?"
"Because you're the reason. Swear it."
"I swear it”
― The Song of Achilles
“Bury us, and mark our names above. Let us be free.”
― The Song of Achilles
― The Song of Achilles
“We are all there, goddess and mortal and the boy who was both.”
― The Song of Achilles
― The Song of Achilles
“It is right to seek peace for the dead. You and I both know there is no peace for those who live after.”
― The Song of Achilles
― The Song of Achilles
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