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Dr. Underwood sat behind his desk that matched his door, his name carved into a small wooden triangle and perched on the edge, just in case anyone missed it on the glass. He had a mop of dark hair, just lighter than black, without any gray,
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Actually, this description matches Freddy Krueger's adopted father PERFECTLY.
“It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it's called Life.”
― The Last Continent
― The Last Continent
“In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the wisdom contained in all the books through your skin, without even opening them.”
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“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
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“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.”
― Dune
― Dune
“There is no friend as loyal as a book.”
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