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One Corpse Too Many (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #2)

by Ellis Peters

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The H.P. Lovecraft Collection: Classic Tales of Cosmic Horror

by H.P. Lovecraft

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“Wanderers eastward, wanderers west,
Know you why you cannot rest?
'Tis that every mother's son
Travails with a skeleton.

Lie down in the bed of dust;
Bear the fruit that bear you must;
Bring the eternal seed to light,
And morn is all the same as night.”
― A.E. Housman, A Shropshire Lad

tags: death, eternity, morning, night, rest, travel, traveler

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“Books say: She did this because. Life says: She did this. Books are where things are explained to you; life is where things aren't. I'm not surprised some people prefer books.”
― Julian Barnes, Flaubert's Parrot

tags: books, life

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“Tragic heroes always moan when the gods take an interest in them, but it's the people the gods ignore who get the really tough deals.”
― Terry Pratchett, Mort

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“We desire truth and find within ourselves only uncertainty.”
― Blaise Pascal

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“Now ... if you trust in yourself ... and believe in your dreams ... and follow your star ... you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy. Goodbye.”
― Terry Pratchett, The Wee Free Men

tags: advice, dreams, learning, work

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