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“Are you afraid yet? he would ask when the floor was slick with Eli’s blood. Are you afraid?”
― Vicious
― Vicious
“Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.”
― Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
― Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
“I had already found that it was not good to be alone, and so made companionship with what there was around me, sometimes with the universe and sometimes with my own insignificant self; but my books were always my friends, let fail all else.”
― Sailing Alone around the World
― Sailing Alone around the World
“I think sometimes when we find love we pretend it away, or ignore it, or tell ourselves we’re imagining it. Because it is the most painful kind of hope there is.”
― The Bitter Kingdom
― The Bitter Kingdom
“Easier to hide in the dark than the limelight.”
― Nevernight
― Nevernight
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