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Goodness, in their opinion, was not a virtue but merely spinelessness and fear disguised as humility. The aunts believed there were more important things to worry about than dust bunnies under the beds or fallen leaves piling up on the
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“He didn't seem to realize that three excuses was as good as no excuse.”
― My Name Is Memory
― My Name Is Memory
“It is very risky. But each time a child opens a book, he pushes open the gate that separates him from Elsewhere.”
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“Il bel far niente means 'the beauty of doing nothing'... [it] has always been a cherished Italian ideal. The beauty of doing nothing is the goal of all your work, the final accomplishment for which you are most highly congratulated. The more exquisitely and delightfully you can do nothing, the higher your life's achievement. You don't necessarily need to be rich in order to experience this, either.”
― Eat, Pray, Love
― Eat, Pray, Love
“Every man carries the seed of his own death, and you will not be more than a man. You will have everything; you cannot have more…”
― The Hollow Hills
― The Hollow Hills
“I resisted the temptation to turn around and stick out my tongue in derision at Beliquose. After all, there was no telling when or if we should meet again, and I certainly did not need him saying, 'Ah yes, Poe, the fellow whose trespasses i could have forgiven in their entirety... except for the tongue thing. Yes, for that, you must surely die.”
― The Woad to Wuin
― The Woad to Wuin
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