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"Wtf is this pacing, I sometimes feel like I'm having a stroke
Why are we skimming whole plots in a paragraph??
The story is good and I like Baru so far, but jesus the writing......." — Nov 16, 2025 03:39PM
"Wtf is this pacing, I sometimes feel like I'm having a stroke
Why are we skimming whole plots in a paragraph??
The story is good and I like Baru so far, but jesus the writing......." — Nov 16, 2025 03:39PM
Une pensée lui tournera dans la tête encore et encore, les jours suivants, quand elle s’imaginera la mort de son fils en essayant de trouver un sens à ce qui en est aussi foncièrement dépourvu. Elle posera une couverture sur le petit corps
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“I am the force of creation, I am
the end and the beginning. The world is a painting and I hold the brush. I
am a god.”
― The Burning God
the end and the beginning. The world is a painting and I hold the brush. I
am a god.”
― The Burning God
“The anger was a shield. The anger helped her to keep from remembering what she'd done. Because as long as she was angry, then it was okay — she'd acted within reason. She was afraid that if she stopped being angry, she might crack apart.”
― The Dragon Republic
― The Dragon Republic
“Une pensée lui tournera dans la tête encore et encore, les jours suivants, quand elle s’imaginera la mort de son fils en essayant de trouver un sens à ce qui en est aussi foncièrement dépourvu. Elle posera une couverture sur le petit corps brisé d’Uche – sans lui cacher le visage, parce qu’il a peur du noir – et elle s’assiéra à côté de lui, engourdie, indifférente au monde qui, dehors, touche à sa fin. Il l’a déjà atteinte en elle.”
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“The point of revenge wasn’t to heal. The point was that the exhilaration, however temporary, drowned out the hurt.”
― The Burning God
― The Burning God
“Ruin me, ruin us, and I’ll let you.”
― The Burning God
― The Burning God
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