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“He was shaded by trees, but a sunbeam pierced through a gap in the branches, illuminating him from behind. A thin rim of light outlined his edges, and it was like viewing a solar eclipse: witnessing the disappearance of something steady and bright and warm, and realizing how much had been lost.”
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“All those separate people were a part of my life, strings strung on the frame of Uhtred, and though they were separate they affected one another and together they would make the music of my life.”
― The Last Kingdom
― The Last Kingdom
“Boy Scouts were famous from pole to pole as being able to whittle up, upon demand, anything from a toothpick to a cantilever bridge.”
― Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd
― Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd
“As I let myself in, my nostrils were filled with musty but pleasant air, as if the books themselves were breathing in their sleep in the unventilated room.”
― As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust
― As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust
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