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“I felt my throat tighten and constrict. My hearts ached with a pain I could not describe. I wondered if I were dying. I felt not sadness. I felt pity. For myself. For us all. We were children no longer. And we never would be again.”
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“I wanted so much to live. I wanted so much to stay and not to leave. In a moment no answer would matter to me, but just the same, I wanted to know what I guess any dying person wants to know.
"Answer this, Ellimist: Did I . . . did I make a difference? My life, and my . . . my death . . . was I worth it? Did my life really matter?"
"Yes," he said. "You were brave. You were strong. You were good. You mattered."
"Yeah. Okay, then. Okay, then.”
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"Answer this, Ellimist: Did I . . . did I make a difference? My life, and my . . . my death . . . was I worth it? Did my life really matter?"
"Yes," he said. "You were brave. You were strong. You were good. You mattered."
"Yeah. Okay, then. Okay, then.”
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Alliya’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Alliya’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
262 books
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63 friends
725 books
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38 friends
26 books
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237 friends
Favorite Genres
Art, Children's, Comics, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic novels, Humor and Comedy, Manga, Mystery, Poetry, Suspense, and Thriller
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