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"Most of our lives, we run between space and time, between beginnings and endings, trying to figure out where: where in the story are we now, what is the beginning and where is the end. But maybe there are no beginnings, and no endings, either. Maybe all there is, is the middle, bending, sinuous, constantly flowing back into itself." — Sep 01, 2026 06:02PM
"Most of our lives, we run between space and time, between beginnings and endings, trying to figure out where: where in the story are we now, what is the beginning and where is the end. But maybe there are no beginnings, and no endings, either. Maybe all there is, is the middle, bending, sinuous, constantly flowing back into itself." — Sep 01, 2026 06:02PM
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"We crawled through time, like roaches through the linings of walls." — Aug 31, 2026 04:42AM
"We crawled through time, like roaches through the linings of walls." — Aug 31, 2026 04:42AM
“Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.”
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“People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading.”
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“Three things in human life are important: the first is to be kind; the second is to be kind; and the third is to be kind.”
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“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”
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“Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right.”
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