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Alyssa is Currently Reading

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Horns

by Joe Hill (Goodreads Author)

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The Silo Saga Omnibus (Silo, #1-3)

by Hugh Howey (Goodreads Author)

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Katabasis

by R.F. Kuang (Goodreads Author)

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Blood of Elves (The Witcher, #1) by Andrzej Sapkowski

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Intolerance and superstition has always been the domain of the more stupid amongst the common folk and, I conjecture, will never be uprooted, for they are as eternal as stupidity itself. There, where mountains tower today, one day there ...more

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Alyssa’s Quotes

“There should be some kind of pregnancy superhero movie. Calling Hollywood now. What’s that, Hollywood? It’s a weird idea and also you don’t do movies with female superheroes? Copy that.”
― Amy Poehler, Yes Please

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“I got that amazing feeling you get when you know you are going to lose it in the best, most self-righteous way. I”
― Amy Poehler, Yes Please

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“To dream in isolation can be properly splendid to be sure; but to dream in company seems to me infinitely preferable.”
― Clive Barker, Weave World

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“Intolerance and superstition has always been the domain of the more stupid amongst the common folk and, I conjecture, will never be uprooted, for they are as eternal as stupidity itself. There, where mountains tower today, one day there will be seas; there where today seas surge, will one day be deserts. But stupidity will remain stupidity.”
― Andrzej Sapkowski, Blood of Elves

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