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Three Daughters of Eve

by Elif Shafak (Goodreads Author)

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Great Big Beautiful Life

by Emily Henry (Goodreads Author)

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Jan 08, 2026 01:36AM

“I have wanted to kill myself a hundred times, but somehow I am still in love with life. This ridiculous weakness is perhaps one of our more stupid melancholy propensities, for is there anything more stupid than to be eager to go on carrying a burden which one would gladly throw away, to loathe one’s very being and yet to hold it fast, to fondle the snake that devours us until it has eaten our hearts away?”
― Voltaire, Candide, or, Optimism

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“There is some pleasure in having no pleasure.”
― Voltaire, Candide

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“But for what purpose was the earth formed?" asked Candide. "To drive us mad," replied Martin.”
― Voltaire, Candide

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“You love her that much,' she stated, not asking.
'That much,' he admitted in a whisper after a long moment of silence.”
― Andrzej Sapkowski, Krew elfów

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