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“You endure what is unbearable, and you bear it. That is all.”
― Clockwork Princess
― Clockwork Princess
“Book collecting is an obsession, an occupation, a disease, an addiction, a fascination, an absurdity, a fate. It is not a hobby. Those who do it must do it.”
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“All that we see and seem is but a dream within a dream.”
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“Because humans are complicated beasts, the monster said. How can a queen be both a good witch and a bad witch? How can a prince be a murderer and a saviour? How can an apothecary be evil-tempered but right-thinking? How can a parson be wrong-thinking but good-hearted? How can invisible men make themselves more lonely by being seen?
"I don't know," Connor shrugged, exhausted. "Your stories never made any sense to me."
The answer is that it does not matter what you think, the monster said, because your mind will contradict itself a hundred times each day. You wanted her to go at the same time you were desperate for me to save her. Your mind will believe comforting lies while also knowing the painful truths that make those lies necessary. And your mind will punish you for believing both.”
― A Monster Calls
"I don't know," Connor shrugged, exhausted. "Your stories never made any sense to me."
The answer is that it does not matter what you think, the monster said, because your mind will contradict itself a hundred times each day. You wanted her to go at the same time you were desperate for me to save her. Your mind will believe comforting lies while also knowing the painful truths that make those lies necessary. And your mind will punish you for believing both.”
― A Monster Calls
“You are imperfect, permanently and inevitably flawed. And you are beautiful.”
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Cora’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Cora’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
77 books
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10 friends
104 books
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6 friends
25 books
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1 friend
5 books
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2 friends
30 books
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5 friends
3 books
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8 friends
0 books
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5 friends
23 books
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1 friend
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