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"Through mystical means Paul has become the kwisatz haderach, AKA an emo teenage boy who thinks he's better than everyone else." — Sep 17, 2014 02:17PM
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"I am LIVING for Gideon’s extreme ~thirst~ even in near-death situations." — Nov 18, 2019 03:25AM
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“The universe was exploding, each particle away from the next, hurtling us into dark and lonely space, eternally tearing us away from each other - child out of the womb, friend away from friend, moving from each other, each through his own pathway towards the goal-box of solitary death.”
― Flowers for Algernon
― Flowers for Algernon
“It is, as we know, the victors who write the history, especially when only the victors know how to write.”
― A History of the World in 100 Objects
― A History of the World in 100 Objects
“All explicit knowledge is translated knowledge, and all translation is imperfect.”
― The Wise Man's Fear
― The Wise Man's Fear
“You're a big one,[...] a tall drink of water, but I got to tell you, you don't look too bright. I got a son, stupid as a man who bought his stupid at a two-for-one sale, and you remind me of him.”
― American Gods
― American Gods
“What's the point of having a voice if you're gonna be silent in those moments you shouldn't be?”
― The Hate U Give
― The Hate U Give
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