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The Odyssey

by Homer

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— May 16, 2026 10:23AM

May 11, 2026 05:17PM

“Go ahead, spit it out,” she muttered. “You look…” Like a goddess of love and war and hope and ecstasy. Like a glimmering star that I have somehow been blessed to hold. Like the rest of my life. “…nice.” He wanted to kick himself. Ventress”
― Christie Golden, Dark Disciple: Star Wars

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“Do all lovers feel like they're inventing something?”
― Céline Sciamma, Portrait of a Lady on Fire

tags: love, yearning

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“Before need, before love, came trust.”
― Suzanne Collins, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

tags: trust-quotes

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“Why keep fighting, even when I'm hopelessly outmatched? One reason. Because I haven't lost yet!”
― Haruichi Furudate, ハイキュー!! 1 [Haikyū!! 1]

tags: hinata

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“When my father was a young man in Vilna, every wall in Europe said, "Jews go home to Palestine." Fifty years later, when he went back to Europe on a visit, the walls all screamed, "Jews get out of Palestine.”
― Amos Oz, A Tale of Love and Darkness

tags: jews, palestine, vilna

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