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This wasn’t death. This was…ascension. Wet on his cheeks, but it wasn’t from the startlingly beautiful rain. The wet was Aodhan’s tears. Because while many dreamed of ascension and of power limitless, Illium had dreamed of being by
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“All three caravans of the Traveling Symphony are labeled as such, THE TRAVELING SYMPHONY lettered in white on both sides, but the lead caravan carries an additional line of text: Because survival is insufficient.”
― Station Eleven
― Station Eleven
“No one ever thinks they’re awful, even people who really actually are. It’s some sort of survival mechanism.”
― Station Eleven
― Station Eleven
“Survival is insufficient.”
― Station Eleven
― Station Eleven
“Dr. Eleven: What was it like for you, at the end?
Captain Lonagan: It was exactly like waking up from a dream.”
― Station Eleven
Captain Lonagan: It was exactly like waking up from a dream.”
― Station Eleven
“If you are the light, if your enemies are darkness, then there’s nothing that you cannot justify. There’s nothing you can’t survive, because there’s nothing that you will not do.”
― Station Eleven
― Station Eleven
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This is a public forum for people to kvetch (cleanly, please) about books they absolutely hated, and for others to respond. Though nonfiction is certa ...more
We Just Don't Know
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J.R.R. Tolkien
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Discussion, recommendations, and all-over appreciation for Britain's own myth maker, Professor J.R.R. Tolkien. ...more
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I'd love to create a database of sorts filled with everyone's favorite quotes from books. Come share your favorites! ...more
Books That Changed My Life
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This is a group to discuss and list books that made a difference in your life, impacted the way you live, and so on. (The books don't need to be non ...more
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