Carl Nelson

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Carl is Currently Reading

Carl Nelson is currently reading

Assassins Anonymous

by Rob Hart (Goodreads Author)

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Jan 19, 2026 05:54AM

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Beren and Lúthien

by J.R.R. Tolkien

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Mar 31, 2024 11:27AM

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The Book of Lost Tales, Part Two (The History of Middle-earth, #2)

by J.R.R. Tolkien

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Carl’s Quotes

“And so shall honor Morgant," Gwydion said, "for what he used to be, and Ellidyr Prince of Pen-Llarcau for what he became.”
― Lloyd Alexander, The Black Cauldron

tags: death, fantasy, honor

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“Did it matter whether or not I was normal if I was happy?”
― Heather Anish Anderson, Thirst: 2600 Miles to Home

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“Is there not glory enough in living the days given to us? You should know there is adventure in simply being among those we love and the things we love, and beauty, too.”
― Lloyd Alexander, The Black Cauldron

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“You do not write your life with words...You write it with actions. What you think is not important. It is only important what you do.”
― Patrick Ness, A Monster Calls

tags: philosophy, wisdom

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“Wild is head back hollering at the sky, a moment that contains the full world. Wild is not tame, not bound, not constrained, constricted, condensed. Wildness is big or it is small, but it is open—open mouth, season, door, heart.”
― Christine Byl, Dirt Work: An Education in the Woods

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