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She clung to him the way she had done whenever Leda was waiting impatiently to take him away, and Strike squeezed her back, feeling again the pain of divided loyalties, of being both battleground and prize, of having to give names to what
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“The elderly occupant was bent almost double in an armchair beside the window. In the minute that had elapsed since the nurse left him, he’d fallen fast asleep. Robin let the door close quietly behind her, crept across to Ricci and sat down on the end of his single bed, facing the one-time pimp, pornographer and orchestrator of gang-rape and murder.”
― Troubled Blood
― Troubled Blood
“The demand for certainty is one which is natural to man, but is nevertheless an intellectual vice. [...] To endure uncertainty is difficult, but so are most of the other virtues.”
― Unpopular Essays
― Unpopular Essays
“Turning away from a flight from death, you see a horizon of opportunity that puts you in a state of anticipatory resoluteness with solicitous regard for others that makes your life seem like an adventure perfused with unshakeable joy.”
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“If I don't manage to fly, someone else will. The spirit wants only that there be flying. As for who happens to do it, in that he has only a passing interest.” Rainer Maria Rilke.”
― Empath: Understanding Your Gift, Protecting your Energy and Finding Peace in a Chaotic World
― Empath: Understanding Your Gift, Protecting your Energy and Finding Peace in a Chaotic World
“Tired and mildly depressed, Robin’s thoughts lingered on Morris as the Tube sped her back towards Earl’s Court. Was he so used to women responding readily to his undeniable handsomeness that he took it for granted he was eliciting a positive response? Or did the fault lie in Robin herself, who, for the sake of politeness, for the cohesion of the team, because she didn’t want to make trouble when the agency was so busy, continued to smile at his stupid jokes and chose not to say, loudly and clearly, ‘I don’t like you. We’re never going to date.”
― Troubled Blood
― Troubled Blood
Miko’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Miko’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
477 books
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14 friends
889 books
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20 friends
515 books
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49 friends
65 books
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154 friends
115 books
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20 friends
106 books
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52 friends
17 books
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38 friends
0 books
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2 friends
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