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Kiki's Delivery Service (Kiki's Delivery Service, #1)

by Eiko Kadono

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"Interestingly enough, I feel like the movie improved on some details from the book. Still super cute, though." — Jul 17, 2026 05:02AM

Jul 17, 2026 05:00AM

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The World of Ice & Fire: The Untold History of Westeros and the Game of Thrones

by George R.R. Martin

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Nikolai said: " Gorgeous artwork and reads exactly as it should, partially like a chronicle akin to those of English history and partially as a lexicon. Great fun, if you love the world of ASOIAF. "

Aug 27, 2022 11:17AM · see review

Nikolai’s Quotes

“It's strange because sometimes, I read a book, and I think I am the people in the book.”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

tags: books-reading

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“Don’t walk in front of me… I may not follow
Don’t walk behind me… I may not lead
Walk beside me… just be my friend”
― Albert Camus

tags: attributed-no-source, friends, friendship, misattributed-albert-camus

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“To lose one parent, Mr. Worthing, may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest

tags: children, humor, paraphrased, parents

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“Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes they forgive them.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

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“You will always be fond of me. I represent to you all the sins you never had the courage to commit.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

tags: sin

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