“Don’t depend too much on anyone in this world because even your own shadow leaves you when you are in darkness.”
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“Of all the hardships a person had to face, none was more punishing than the simple act of waiting.”
― A Thousand Splendid Suns
― A Thousand Splendid Suns
“Come, come, whoever you are. Wanderer, worshiper, lover of leaving. It doesn't matter. Ours is not a caravan of despair. come, even if you have broken your vows a thousand times. Come, yet again , come , come.”
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“I wanted to tell the book thief many things, about beauty and brutality. But what could I tell her about those things that she didn't already know? I wanted to explain that I am constantly overestimating and underestimating the human race-that rarely do I ever simply estimate it. I wanted to ask her how the same thing could be so ugly and so glorious, and its words and stories so damning and brilliant.”
― The Book Thief
― The Book Thief
“Moonlight drowns out all but the brightest stars.”
― The Lord of the Rings
― The Lord of the Rings
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