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The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1)

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Meet Cute

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Absolute Wonder Woman (2024-) #10

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“There are souls, he thought, who's umbilicus has never been cut. They never got weaned from the universe. They do not understand death as the enemy; they look forward to rotting and turning into humus.”
― Ursula K. Le Guin, The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia

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“Worship is no good without action. With action, it's only useful if it steadies you, focuses your efforts, and eases your mind”
― Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Sower / Parable of the Talents / Kindred

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“He could do whatever he wanted. My father was the same way: a houseful of guests, and my mother's duty was to provide food, drink, fun, and conversation, while my father's was to nap or read.”
― Melissa Bank, The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing

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“Embrace diversity.
Unite—
Or be divided,
robbed,
ruled,
killed
By those who see you as prey.
Embrace diversity
Or be destroyed.”
― Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Sower

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“Since the alternatives to war remain roads largely not taken in the United States, however, they are tricky subjects for historians. As Edward Carr notes, "History is, by and large, a record of what people did, not what people failed to do." On the other hand, making the present seem inevitable robs history of all its life and much of its meaning. History is contingent on the actions of people.”
― James W. Loewen, Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong

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