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“When I fuck you, Mr. Day, it will not be briefly. It will be long and hard and extremely thorough. I'm going to take pains with you.”
― The Magpie Lord
― The Magpie Lord
“You are four years old. You have to shit in the toilet. This is not one of those negotiations where we’ll go back and forth and find a middle ground. This ends with you shitting in a toilet.”
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“Those hours of opium happiness which the Doctor and I spent together in secret were regulated with a scientific accuracy. We did not blindly smoke the drug of paradise, and leave our dreams to chance. While smoking, we carefully steered our conversation through the brightest and calmest channels of thought.”
― The Occult Detective Megapack: 29 Classic Stories
― The Occult Detective Megapack: 29 Classic Stories
“He invented the Fuse Box Dwarf, a little man who popped out at you from behind the paint cans in the cellarway and screamed, "Dreeb! Dreeb! I am the Fuse Box Dwarf!" Lewis was not scared by the little man, and he felt that those who scream "Dreeb" are more to be pitied than censured.”
― The House with a Clock in Its Walls
― The House with a Clock in Its Walls
“An abuser can seem emotionally needy. You can get caught in a trap of catering to him, trying to fill a bottomless pit. But he’s not so much needy as entitled, so no matter how much you give him, it will never be enough. He will just keep coming up with more demands because he believes his needs are your responsibility, until you feel drained down to nothing.”
― Why Does He Do That? Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men
― Why Does He Do That? Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men
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For books written, illustrated, translated and/or edited by chromatic people. 'Chromatic' defined variously as 'person of color', 'non-white', 'black' ...more
Endicott Mythic Fiction
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The Endicott Mythic Fiction group is now closed. The group focused on books inspired by "myth, folklore, fairy tales, and the oral storytelling tradi ...more
YA Bloggers celebrating diverse books
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As a white, able, cishet girl living in Australia, people like me are over-represented throughout YA. The problem with this is that people of differen ...more
Multiculturalism in YA,Fantasy, Sci FI,Paranormal and fun books ;p
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While most people define multiculturalism as just multiracial, I invite anyone who is interested in multiculturalism in many forms. Books or topic dis ...more
The Diverse Shelf
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Because everyone deserves to have their story told. This focus of this group is diversity in media and giving a spotlight to underrepresented individ ...more
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