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"Why is everyone saying dostojewski is a dry read? This dude is hilarious. But its going on tangents as if my grandpa tries to tell me a story about that one time in 1962 when he- you get the idea" — Aug 16, 2026 08:16AM
"Why is everyone saying dostojewski is a dry read? This dude is hilarious. But its going on tangents as if my grandpa tries to tell me a story about that one time in 1962 when he- you get the idea" — Aug 16, 2026 08:16AM
“The century's greatest detective, advertised as solving every case imaginable. How great his burden must be, how much pain must he go through every single moment: past, present, and future... A burden so great it would leave you hunched over. A bitter taste in your mouth that would leave you longing for sweets.
-M”
― Death Note: Another Note - The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases
-M”
― Death Note: Another Note - The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases
“Sometimes, you read a book and it fills you with this weird evangelical zeal, and you become convinced that the shattered world will never be put back together unless and until all living humans read the book.”
― The Fault in Our Stars
― The Fault in Our Stars
“I knew then that I hadn't stopped believing in God. I'd just stopped believing God cared. There might be a God, Clary, and there might not, but I don't think it matters. Either way we're on our own.”
― City of Bones
― City of Bones
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