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Isabell’s Notes & Highlights

A Farewell To Arms by Ernest Hemingway

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I explained, winefully, how we did not do the things we wanted to do; we never did such things.

Isabell’s Quotes

“evolution had gifted them with a profoundly complex toolkit for taking the world apart to see if there was a crab hiding under it.”
― Adrian Tchaikovsky, Children of Ruin

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“A life lived entirely at the whim of another is no life at all.”
― Adrian Tchaikovsky, Children of Time

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“We live among mysteries. Love is one, there are others. We must not imagine we understand all there is to know about the world.”
― Guy Gavriel Kay, Children of Earth and Sky

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“The entire elaborate operation looked good on paper to anyone who didn’t suspect he’d gone through it solely because he wanted more space for fishtanks.”
― Adrian Tchaikovsky, Children of Ruin

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“We aren't heroes if we lead men into battles we will lose.”
― Guy Gavriel Kay, Children of Earth and Sky

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Fantasy Book Club — 2517 members — last activity Aug 28, 2026 11:48AM
For readers of Fantasy, monthly book discussions and other fun stuff! We hold nominations on the first Saturday of the month, the poll opens the fo ...more

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Audio & audiobooks are getting more and more popular for commuters & those wanting to squeeze in another book or two a month while doing other activit ...more

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