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Jake Bishop

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Jake is Currently Reading

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No Life Forsaken (Witness, #2)

by Steven Erikson (Goodreads Author)

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Jul 11, 2026 11:20AM

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Ship of Destiny (Liveship Traders, #3)

by Robin Hobb (Goodreads Author)

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Jake Bishop said: " So so so brilliant. This series absolutely shattered my expectations.

9.8/10 "

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(page 567 of 903)
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Jan 21, 2024 03:49PM · see review

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Inventing the Renaissance: The Myth of a Golden Age

by Ada Palmer (Goodreads Author)

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Jake’s Quotes

“It was too bitter a truth even for irony.”
― Guy Gavriel Kay, The Lions of Al-Rassan

tags: irony, truth

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“Some people charged toward the goal, running for all they had. Others stumbled. But it wasn't the speed that mattered. It was the direction they were going.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Rhythm of War

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“They were like a bright golden coin, those two, two sides, different images on each, one value.”
― Guy Gavriel Kay, The Lions of Al-Rassan

tags: differences, differences-between-people

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“What courage it took for the starving and the poor to continue the mere act of existence, of survival, of endurance. Such quiet acts of heroism were not celebrated, and yet they made up the foundation of civilization, far more than all the honorable sentiments of the Ano sages and the pretty words of the nobles.”
― Ken Liu, The Wall of Storms

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“Who do you think is stronger?” Adolin asked. “The man who has walked easily his entire life, or the man with no legs? The man who must pull himself by his arms?”
― Brandon Sanderson, Rhythm of War

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