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Transposition (Hazard and Somerset, #2)

by Gregory Ashe (Goodreads Author)

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Lars (Witches of London #1) by Aleksandr Voinov

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I really don’t mind Christianity as a concept, but it just fails in execution. Like Communism. And both times it’s the same factors that ruin it. Somebody has to enforce it, and those behave nothing like Christians. I mean, God is love, and ...more

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Angelo

Yup, power through fear never lasts and is morally wrong. But also on the other side, there are people who can't rationnalize and be 'good'. If there was no fear imposed by the government there would …

03 Dec 17 · Flag

Pavellit

Really fair point. Couldn't agree more. Don't mind anybody's believes though. Do good things, because of pity or morality, for sake of doing good, or to save yourself from going to Hell- whatever you …

03 Dec 17 · Flag

Angelo

I completly understand but, I do mind people's beliefs though; If it justifies negative/bad actions from their part. Everyone has a huge capacity for Evil and if you think yourself fault-free you can …

Into This River I Drown

by T.J. Klune

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“A well-chosen book saves you from everything, including yourself.”
― Daniel Pennac, The Rights of the Reader

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“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.”
― Dr. Seuss, Happy Birthday to You!

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“There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.”
― Elie Wiesel

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“Life has no remote....get up and change it yourself!”
― Mark A. Cooper, Operation Einstein

tags: confidence, inspirational, inspirational-attitude, life, life-philosophy, optimism, power-of-words

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“I found myself grinning until my cheeks hurt, my scalp prickling till I thought it might lift off my head. My tongue ran away from me, giddy with freedom. This, and this, and this, I said to him. I did not have to fear that I spoke too much. I did not have to worry that I was too slender, or too slow. This and this and this! I taught him how to skip stones, and he taught me how to carve wood. I could feel every nerve in my body, every brush of air against my skin.”
― Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles

tags: love, madeline-miller, the-song-of-achilles

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