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The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

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‘Name one hero who was happy.’

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“People see what they wish to see. And in most cases, what they are told that they see.”
― Erin Morgenstern, The Night Circus

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“Name one hero who was happy.”
― Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles

tags: heroes

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“Or perhaps in Slytherin, you'll make your real friends. Those cunning folk use any means to achieve their ends.”
― J.K. Rowling

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“He experienced the singular pleasure of watching people he loved fall in love with other people he loved.”
― Hanya Yanagihara, A Little Life

tags: friendship, love

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“A great sorrow, and one that I am only beginning to understand: we don’t get to choose our own hearts. We can’t make ourselves want what’s good for us or what’s good for other people. We don’t get to choose the people we are.”
― Donna Tartt, The Goldfinch

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