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"This is such a snoozefest that I momentarily questioned my choice of major" — Feb 08, 2026 05:12AM
"This is such a snoozefest that I momentarily questioned my choice of major" — Feb 08, 2026 05:12AM
“She wanted this feeling of home to settle inside her until it gave her the sweetest of dreams.”
― Lyrics Alley
― Lyrics Alley
“If your idea disturbs a conservative man, hang onto it," I said to myself. "It will probably lead to important discoveries.”
― Scheherazade Goes West: Different Cultures, Different Harems
― Scheherazade Goes West: Different Cultures, Different Harems
“I may be of use to you yet, my dear dragon.”
― Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
― Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
“my loneliness grows teeth i feel them chewing my stomach”
― Home Is Not a Country
― Home Is Not a Country
“There was nothing she had in common with her grandfather: it was Martín who inherited all his virtues and his vices. Casiopea liked to believe herself a copy of her father or closer to her mother, even though she did not feel she possessed the woman’s kindness. Like many young people, ultimately she saw herself as a completely new creature, a creation that had sprung from no ancient soils.”
― Gods of Jade and Shadow
― Gods of Jade and Shadow
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