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The Secret Commonwealth (The Book of Dust, #2)

by Philip Pullman

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Aug 29, 2026 03:07PM

“Love is the prism through which I view the world. I truly believe it binds and propels us. This isn’t a naive denial of the darkness that we know exists in the world; rather it is a refusal to allow the devastation, the horror, or the heartache to consume us. It is affirming the knowledge that there is light. Love is that light. Romance sweetens the casual bitterness we can encounter; it heightens the mundane and makes the terrestrial supernatural.”
― Bolu Babalola, Love in Color: Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold

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“It’s one thing to be looked at, and another to be seen.”
― Caleb Azumah Nelson, Open Water

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“Reality is fragile. All it takes is a gentle tap to break its shell.”
― Bobby Palmer

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“Thank you for letting me love you. Thank you for loving me back. Thank you for staying, I know it was hard sometimes. I hope you now live free.”
― Bolu Babalola, Love in Colour: Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold

tags: love

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“Life is short and the world is at least half terrible, and for every kind stranger, there is one who would break you, though I keep this from my children. I am trying to sell them the world. Any decent realtor, walking you through a real shithole, chirps on about good bones: This place could be beautiful, right? You could make this place beautiful.”
― Maggie Smith, You Could Make This Place Beautiful

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