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The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

by Bessel van der Kolk

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Book cover for Carpe Jugulum (Discworld, #23; Witches, #6)

Carpe Jugulum (Discworld, #23; Witches, #6) by Terry Pratchett

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“According to the prophet Brutha, to live properly is to believe in Om.”

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“Adolin is right,” Veil said. “He’s always been right about you. Tell me. Who is the strongest of mind? The woman whose emotions are always on her side? Or the woman whose own thoughts betray her? You have fought this fight every day of your life, Shallan. And you are not weak.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Rhythm of War

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“Ask me not if God exists, but why he's such a prick.”
― Jay Kristoff, Empire of the Vampire

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“A life without books is a life not lived.”
― Jay Kristoff, Empire of the Vampire

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“Hearts only bruise. They never break.”
― Jay Kristoff, Empire of the Vampire

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“Put a man in a room for a hundred years with a thousand books, and he’ll know a million truths. Put him in a room for a year with silence, and he’ll know himself.”
― Jay Kristoff, Empire of the Vampire

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