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Karina Mariadas
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“You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.”
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“To love. To be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple. To respect strength, never power. Above all, to watch. To try and understand. To never look away. And never, never to forget.”
― The Cost of Living
― The Cost of Living
“There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts.”
― Oliver Twist
― Oliver Twist
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