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Fingers in the Sparkle Jar: A Memoir

by Chris Packham

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Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer

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There are certain kinds of deaths that one should not be expected to relive, certain kinds of connections so deep that when they are broken you feel the snap of the link inside you.

A Little Life

by Hanya Yanagihara

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“... a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.”
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“Fear cuts deeper than swords.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

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“Bran thought about it. 'Can a man still be brave if he's afraid?'
'That is the only time a man can be brave,' his father told him.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

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“What is honor compared to a woman's love? What is duty against the feel of a newborn son in your arms . . . or the memory of a brother's smile? Wind and words. Wind and words. We are only human, and the gods have fashioned us for love. That is our great glory, and our great tragedy.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

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“There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.”
― Patrick Rothfuss, The Wise Man's Fear

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