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Or perhaps it was because we are blind until the knife first takes us, because we believe ourselves immortal until we die.
“We have little control over our ends, and none over what passes beyond them. But if we live well and truly, those who follow on may remember us for our lives and not our deaths.”
― Howling Dark
― Howling Dark
“sleep is the nurse of life, for often in sleep we are healed of the hurts we suffer and so find new life again.”
― Howling Dark
― Howling Dark
“We struggle, and by that struggle are filled, and so define ourselves. That is the way.”
― Howling Dark
― Howling Dark
“Be grateful we do not get what we deserve, dear boy. If we did, paradise would be empty, and this life would be even darker and more difficult than it is.”
― Kingdoms of Death
― Kingdoms of Death
“The scholiasts burn their dead and scatter the ashes to the winds. They keep no records, no biographies. They are servants, stewards. The only memory they leave behind is the work they did in life. So it is with the rest of us, in truth.”
― Demon in White
― Demon in White
Melody’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Melody’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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