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"“Oh shit!” was my exclamation. My wife, in the other room, was very concerned. When I explained myself she was relieved that it wasn’t an emergency, but quickly grew bored with my recitation.
A character just stepped forth and I was completely shocked when I recognized him! he has not been named yet. I am grinning ear to ear. I haven’t felt like this in a long time.
Good on you, Mr. Feist!" — May 31, 2026 08:31PM
"“Oh shit!” was my exclamation. My wife, in the other room, was very concerned. When I explained myself she was relieved that it wasn’t an emergency, but quickly grew bored with my recitation.
A character just stepped forth and I was completely shocked when I recognized him! he has not been named yet. I am grinning ear to ear. I haven’t felt like this in a long time.
Good on you, Mr. Feist!" — May 31, 2026 08:31PM
“The thing is to be always ready to change, to adapt, to fit one's self to the facts of life. a fool fights reality and seeks the impossible; a wise man is always alert to move towards the possible.”
― The Lion of Islam
― The Lion of Islam
“God is the name of the blanket we throw over mystery to give it shape.”
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“monsters aren’t born, they’re made. That they are memorials which take years of cruelty to sculpt. And that while we should weep for the tortured child who served as raw material, we should permit no sentiment to impede us while we rid the world of the terror strewn by the finished work.”
― Angry Lead Skies
― Angry Lead Skies
“I take back all the times I took back all the bad things I said about Kluge,” I said. “He really is a moron.” “Actually, you’ve never taken back anything you said about him,” Jessep informed me. “Well that just goes to show how good a judge of character I am.”
― The Last God
― The Last God
“The only difference between genius and insanity is that genius has its limits.”
― NPC
― NPC
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