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"This is beautifully written! I love this at times almost poetic style that is also very accessible. On a different note, it reminds me of about everything I've ever disliked/dispised about organized religion, colonialism, and white people behavior." — May 08, 2026 09:46AM
"This is beautifully written! I love this at times almost poetic style that is also very accessible. On a different note, it reminds me of about everything I've ever disliked/dispised about organized religion, colonialism, and white people behavior." — May 08, 2026 09:46AM
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
― A Hat Full of Sky
― A Hat Full of Sky
“the heart breaks and breaks
and lives by breaking.
It is necessary to go
through dark and deeper dark
and not to turn.
from “The Testing Tree”
― The Testing Tree: Poems
and lives by breaking.
It is necessary to go
through dark and deeper dark
and not to turn.
from “The Testing Tree”
― The Testing Tree: Poems
“I meant," said Ipslore bitterly, "what is there in this world that truly makes living worthwhile?"
Death thought about it.
CATS, he said eventually. CATS ARE NICE.”
― Sourcery
Death thought about it.
CATS, he said eventually. CATS ARE NICE.”
― Sourcery
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