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"Chapter 7. I love her writing style and how fluid it is. Evidently Dickens reviewed chapters of her book as she submitted them to a publication. She’s covering some tough content for the time. I’ve seen the movie on Netflix and loved it, but the book goes so much deeper into the feelings and nuances of her parents and why they moved. For me, it’s like a blend of Jame Austen and Charles Dickens." — Aug 20, 2026 07:41PM
"Chapter 7. I love her writing style and how fluid it is. Evidently Dickens reviewed chapters of her book as she submitted them to a publication. She’s covering some tough content for the time. I’ve seen the movie on Netflix and loved it, but the book goes so much deeper into the feelings and nuances of her parents and why they moved. For me, it’s like a blend of Jame Austen and Charles Dickens." — Aug 20, 2026 07:41PM
“Sonnet XVII
I do not love you as if you were salt-rose, or topaz,
or the arrow of carnations the fire shoots off.
I love you as certain dark things are to be loved,
in secret, between the shadow and the soul.
I love you as the plant that never blooms
but carries in itself the light of hidden flowers;
thanks to your love a certain solid fragrance,
risen from the earth, lives darkly in my body.
I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where.
I love you straightforwardly, without complexities or pride;
so I love you because I know no other way than this:
where I does not exist, nor you,
so close that your hand on my chest is my hand,
so close that your eyes close as I fall asleep. ”
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I do not love you as if you were salt-rose, or topaz,
or the arrow of carnations the fire shoots off.
I love you as certain dark things are to be loved,
in secret, between the shadow and the soul.
I love you as the plant that never blooms
but carries in itself the light of hidden flowers;
thanks to your love a certain solid fragrance,
risen from the earth, lives darkly in my body.
I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where.
I love you straightforwardly, without complexities or pride;
so I love you because I know no other way than this:
where I does not exist, nor you,
so close that your hand on my chest is my hand,
so close that your eyes close as I fall asleep. ”
―
“Jason hated being an old man.”
― The Blood of Olympus
― The Blood of Olympus
“Do you know what you are?
You are a manuscript oƒ a divine letter.
You are a mirror reflecting a noble face.
This universe is not outside of you.
Look inside yourself;
everything that you want,
you are already that.”
― Hush, Don't Say Anything to God: Passionate Poems of Rumi
You are a manuscript oƒ a divine letter.
You are a mirror reflecting a noble face.
This universe is not outside of you.
Look inside yourself;
everything that you want,
you are already that.”
― Hush, Don't Say Anything to God: Passionate Poems of Rumi
“What if we promoted, like, Adidas shoes?’ Percy wondered. ‘Would that make Nike mad enough to show up?" Leo smiled nervously. Maybe he and Percy did share something else – a stupid sense of humour. "Yeah, I bet that would totally be against her sponsorship deal. THOSE ARE NOT THE OFFICIAL SHOES OF THE OLYMPICS! YOU WILL DIE NOW!”
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“Jason hated being old.”
― The Blood of Olympus
― The Blood of Olympus
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