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My father had two favorite sayings. One is a saying about samurai. It is a kind of proverb that says a samurai must keep to a higher standard than the common man. Even if he has nothing to eat, he pretends that he has plenty, meaning that a
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“The yearning for him is like hunger, hollowing me. Somewhere his soul waits, but it is nowhere I can reach. Bury us, and mark our names above. Let us be free. His ashes settle among mine, and I feel nothing.”
― The Song of Achilles
― The Song of Achilles
“And you think to steal time from the Fates?” “Yes.” “Ah.” A sly smile spread across his face; he had always loved defiance. “Well, why should I kill him? He’s done nothing to me.” For the first time then, I felt a kind of hope.”
― The Song of Achilles
― The Song of Achilles
“There is this, too.” His hand was ceaseless now. “I know I have told you of this.” I closed my eyes. “Tell me again,” I said.”
― The Song of Achilles
― The Song of Achilles
“Perhaps she thought I hated her. She did not know that I almost asked him, a hundred times, to be a little kinder to her. You do not have to humiliate her so thoroughly, I thought. But it was not kindness he lacked; it was interest.”
― The Song of Achilles
― The Song of Achilles
“He is such a flood, I thought.”
― The Song of Achilles
― The Song of Achilles
Danni’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Danni’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
666 books
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19 friends
1,845 books
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296 books
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331 books
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688 books
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5 friends
120 books
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847 books
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171 books
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6 friends
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