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The Hidden Girl and Other Stories

by Ken Liu (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: short-stories, currently-reading, sci-fi

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May 12, 2025 07:02PM

“I hope you find some stories here that you will enjoy, or wonder about, or that linger uncomfortably in the mind when you wish they didn't.”
― Garth Nix, Across the Wall: A Tale of the Abhorsen and Other Stories

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“Perhaps even people you like and admire immensely can make you see the World in ways you would rather not.”
― Susanna Clarke, Piranesi

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“I am not wise, but I can always learn.”
― Tamora Pierce, The Woman Who Rides Like a Man

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“But the world I wanted wasn't the world I lived in, and if I would do nothing until I could repair every terrible thing at once, I would do nothing forever.”
― Naomi Novik, Spinning Silver

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“That's all this job is, Daine," she explained. "Trying to please everyone and pleasing no one. And it will only get worse, not better.”
― Tamora Pierce, Lady Knight

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