Lydia

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Lydia is Currently Reading

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The Faith of Beasts (The Captive's War, #2)

by James S.A. Corey (Goodreads Author)

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Jan 16, 2026 11:04AM

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Authority (Southern Reach, #2)

by Jeff Vandermeer (Goodreads Author)

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Jan 05, 2026 09:12PM

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Bimbos of the Death Sun

by Sharyn McCrumb (Goodreads Author)

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Lydia’s Quotes

“Perhaps the ache of homesickness was a fair price to pay for having so many good people in her life.”
― Becky Chambers, The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

tags: friendship, homesickness

69 likes

“You get a wonderful view from the point of no return.”
― Terry Pratchett, Making Money

82 likes

“Pulling together is the aim of despotism and tyranny. Free men pull in all kinds of directions.”
― Terry Pratchett, The Truth: Stage Adaptation

tags: freedom

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“He was not a prisoner of those memories. He was their warden.”
― Becky Chambers, The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

tags: memories, trauma

14 likes

“I have never listened to anyone who criticized my taste in space travel, sideshows or gorillas. When this occurs, I pack up my dinosaurs and leave the room.”
― Ray Bradbury, Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You

tags: humour, individuality, science-fiction

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