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“Beauty feeds the soul, my sweet boy. It takes many forms, some of them obvious, like a flower in bloom or the laughter of a child, but sometimes it is hidden, though it is never absent. Find beauty.”
― For Whom the Belle Tolls
― For Whom the Belle Tolls
“She’d been grumpy about it right up until FruitBat had found her body and began the trial with: “Who the fuck killed my nerd wife?!”
― For Whom the Belle Tolls
― For Whom the Belle Tolls
“But nor do I judge the immigrant who is as emotionless and pragmatic about the nation-state as the people who run that nation-state are so regularly emotionless and pragmatic about immigrants, who says honestly and plainly: I don't love this country, don't love any country, patriotism being the property of an entirely different kind of life than luck has given me; I live here because it will always be safer to live on the launching side of the missiles. I live here because I am afraid.”
― One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
― One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
“Lily,” Sharkie said. “Yeah?” “Is this a swearing kind of situation?” “Yeah.” “Fuck.”
― For Whom the Belle Tolls
― For Whom the Belle Tolls
“If you’re scared and choose to be fierce anyway, that’s called being brave”
― For Whom the Belle Tolls
― For Whom the Belle Tolls
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