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"Hard to keep all the elves straight. When I’m not bored though this is so beautiful I feel like weeping" — Jan 26, 2026 11:26AM
"Hard to keep all the elves straight. When I’m not bored though this is so beautiful I feel like weeping" — Jan 26, 2026 11:26AM
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"For a debut novel this is bonkers. Not taking that into account, though, this is still pretty bonkers" — 1 hour, 29 min ago
"For a debut novel this is bonkers. Not taking that into account, though, this is still pretty bonkers" — 1 hour, 29 min ago
Black moleskin gloves covered his hands; the right because it was burned, the left because a man felt half a fool wearing only one glove.
“I do have an interest in this book, which is for sale. (If you have bought it, dear reader, I thank you. If you have borrowed it, I honor your frugality. If you have stolen it, may it add to your confusion.)”
― Sex, Economy, Freedom, and Community: Eight Essays
― Sex, Economy, Freedom, and Community: Eight Essays
“A man of my acquaintance once wrote a poem called "The Road Less Traveled", describing a journey he took through the woods along a path most travelers never used. The poet found that the road less traveled was peaceful but quite lonely, and he was probably a bit nervous as he went along, because if anything happened on the road less traveled, the other travelers would be on the road more frequently traveled and so couldn't hear him as he cried for help. Sure enough, that poet is dead.”
― The Slippery Slope
― The Slippery Slope
“Never trust anyone who has not brought a book with them.”
― Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid
― Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid
“If writers wrote as carelessly as some people talk, then adhasdh asdglaseuyt[bn[ pasdlgkhasdfasdf.”
― Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid
― Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid
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