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"that first one might be one of the best essays i’ve read in my life" — Dec 27, 2025 08:00PM
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“This is Hugo," the man said, touching the bird on his shoulder. "Hugo is a raven, and, as such, he knows many things. I, meanwhile, am Hodge Starkweather, a professor of history, and, as such, do not know nearly enough.”
― City of Bones
― City of Bones
“She never found words hard; her whole life she had always had a pert answer or a gentle insult or a funny riposte to anything the villagers said to her. Now she found that pulling them from her heart - and not her mind - felt like dragging something jagged and reluctant out of a well.”
― As Old as Time
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― Dear Evan Hansen
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― Dear Evan Hansen
― Dear Evan Hansen
“Now I'm going to be exiled for the rest of the summer."
"Well, you know, your mom gets like this sometimes," Simon said. "Like when she breathes in or out.”
― City of Bones
"Well, you know, your mom gets like this sometimes," Simon said. "Like when she breathes in or out.”
― City of Bones
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