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Serena’s Notes & Highlights

Book cover for The King of the Golden River

The King of the Golden River by John Ruskin

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probably," replied the dwarf, "but" (and his countenance grew stern as he spoke) "the water which has been refused to the cry of the weary and dying is unholy, though it had been blessed by every saint in heaven; and the water which is ...more

A Short History of Nearly Everything

by Bill Bryson

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Homegoing

by Yaa Gyasi

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Serena’s Quotes

“I feel dirty. I feel tarnished. I feel befouled. Perhaps it is true that all that happens is in accordance with Your will, and thus it is good. But sometimes You leave blood on Your instruments.”
― Neil Gaiman, Murder Mysteries

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“Every hour wounds. The last one kills.”
― Neil Gaiman, American Gods

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“The TV's the altar. I'm what people are sacrificing to.'
'What do they sacrifice?' asked Shadow.
'Their time, mostly,' said Lucy. 'Sometimes each other.”
― Neil Gaiman, American Gods

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“The way of the world isn’t the strong devouring the weak, but the weak deceiving and poisoning and whispering in the ears of the strong until they become weak, too.”
― N.K. Jemisin, The Obelisk Gate

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“Liberty," boomed Wednesday, as they walked to the car, "is a bitch who must be bedded on a mattress of corpses.”
― Neil Gaiman, American Gods

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