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“In the Desert

In the desert
I saw a creature, naked, bestial,
Who, squatting upon the ground,
Held his heart in his hands,
And ate of it.
I said, “Is it good, friend?”
“It is bitter—bitter,” he answered;

“But I like it
“Because it is bitter,
“And because it is my heart.”
― Stephen Crane, The Black Riders and Other Lines

tags: bitterness, heart, poetry

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“The rockets came like locusts, swarming and settling in blooms of rosy smoke. And from the rockets ran men with hammers in their hands to beat the strange world into a shape that was familiar to the eye, to bludgeon away all the strangeness, their mouths fringed with nails so”
― Ray Bradbury, The Martian Chronicles

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“There are talking dogs all over the place, unbelievably boring they are, on and on and on about sex and shit and smells, and smells and shit and sex, and do you love me, do you love me, do you love me.”
― Ursula K. Le Guin, Changing Planes

tags: anthropomorphism, anthropomorphization, anthropomorphizing, dogs, dogs-humour, dogs-speak

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“We're each of us alone, to be sure. What can you do but hold your hand out in the dark?”
― Ursula K. Le Guin, The Wind's Twelve Quarters, Volume 1

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“I really wanted to talk to her.
I just couldn't find an algorithm that fit.”
― Peter Watts, Blindsight

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Horror Aficionados — 30380 members — last activity 5 hours, 41 min ago
If you love horror literature, movies, and culture, you're in the right place. Whether it's vampires, werewolves, zombies, serial killers, plagues, or ...more

Valancourt Books — 519 members — last activity 11 hours, 54 min ago
Valancourt Books is an independent small press specializing in the rediscovery of rare, neglected, and out-of-print fiction. Horror & Supernatural, W ...more

Nightmares and Dreamscapes — 2322 members — last activity 1 hour, 40 min ago
Horror, Fantasy, and Science Fiction Even though our main themes are horror, fantasy, and science fiction we also love other genres too which are re ...more

Book Squad — 53 members — last activity Dec 14, 2024 12:00AM
This book squad will be one of adventure and friends.

The book you like most — 50045 members — last activity 5 hours, 2 min ago
This group (ranked in the TOP 100 most popular groups on Goodreads) is dedicated to the "Vision and Story" project. Additionally, the group THE BOOK ...more

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