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House of Sky and Breath (Crescent City, #2)

by Sarah J. Maas (Goodreads Author)

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Jun 09, 2026 01:09PM

“[...]the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes “Awww!”
― Jack Kerouac, On the Road

tags: freethinker, inspirational, mad

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“To hell with tomorrow. To hell with all problems and barriers. Nothing matters but the Spectacular Now.”
― Tim Tharp, The Spectacular Now

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“Maar als ik mij net zo inspande als dat ik mij ingespannen had, zou ik misschien ooit begrijpen dat mensen altijd op het juiste tijdstip op de plaats komen waar ze verwacht worden.”
― Paulo Coelho

tags: pelgrimstocht, santiago

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“Yes, life is weird, but I embrace the weird. Let everyone else go marching off into their great shining futures if they want. Me, I've always been more than content to tip my whisky bottle and take a ride straight into the heart of the spectacular now.”
― Tim Tharp, The Spectacular Now

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“But, then, how many of us will be saved the pain of seeing the most important things in our lives disappearing from one moment to the next? I don't just mean people, but our ideas and dreams too: we might survive a day, a week, a few years, but we're all condemned to lose. Our body remains alive, yet sooner or later our soul will receive the mortal blow. The perfect crime-for we don't know who murdered our joy, what their motives were, or where the guilty parties are to be found.”
― Paulo Coelho, L'Achimiste / La Sorcière de Portobello / Le Zahir

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