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Oroonoko
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not to treat 'em as Slaves; nor dare we do otherwise, their Numbers so far surpassing ours in that Continent.
Rapidly the language in this quote changes from confident to fearful. It's almost as if the speaker realizes that if there were to be a coup, the black population could easily win. This quote makes me angry I'll admit.
“No creature is safe in a world in which any one of mankind has limitless gold. That way lies only chaos.”
― The Poisoned King
― The Poisoned King
“Books never tire of me. And in time they present a solution, quietly waiting until I am fully healed.”
― I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokpokki
― I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokpokki
“The amount of time you spent together probably matters, but less time doesn't mean less love. Whether it's a day or a year, human or cat, and even if we may never see them again, there are those who are irreplaceable in our lives.
[Tomoka, handbag designer]”
― We'll Prescribe You a Cat
[Tomoka, handbag designer]”
― We'll Prescribe You a Cat
“There are more important things than success. I'm not saying that it isn't important to succeed, but books teach us that other things are more important. Like reaching out to help someone in need, listening to someone who is troubled, and understanding that there are things more valuable than money. They teach us ideas that can't be explained by logic alone, concepts that are perhaps not so much the norm these days, but used to be common sense. And everyone understood them. If you read a book, you'd understand immediately.”
― The Cat Who Saved the Library
― The Cat Who Saved the Library
“The problem, in a nutshell, is that collecting books is much more than a hobby. The sheer amount of space required to house most book collections means that whoever shares your living area needs to be very understanding, or more ideally a co-conspirator, because the rest of their lives will be spent making room for your incredibly invasive pastime, until one day they trip on a folio and plummet to their doom down a staircase.”
― Once Upon a Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller
― Once Upon a Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller
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