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No one is meant to love only one soul in their life. We have friends and lovers and whatever family the Illuminating God has given. That being said, any loss is irrevocable. No one steps into the place they once were. But the act of loving
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Thoughts on losing someone we love through death…
“We are all given pain,” my mother had said when she was dying of an insidious infection. “It is our great gift. And none are spared in the giving. The Lights see to that.”
― The Beast of Ten
― The Beast of Ten
“And I realize I am coming to understand, to a fuller extent, how beauty ministers to the heart in a way nothing else can.”
― The Beast of Ten
― The Beast of Ten
“I don’t know the prayers of the Virtus Third,” he whispers in my ear when my crying has turned into a quivering sigh. “But I do know the prayers of the Intuit, and they’re yours as long as I breathe.”
― The Beast of Ten
― The Beast of Ten
“Cut the darkness away, and every path becomes clear. Even the impossible.”
― The Beast of Ten
― The Beast of Ten
“You begin by denying value to whomever you wish to destroy. For once they doubt their value, hope simply drains away through their cracked worth. A much simpler way to claim souls.”
― The Beast of Ten
― The Beast of Ten
The 52 Book Club: 2026 Challenge
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The American Novel Since 1945
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Yale posted a series of lectures entitled, "The American Novel Since 1945." This group will follow this lecture series. Your Host: Lisa of Troy (htt ...more
Book Buddies
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This is a place for us to discuss all the books we are already reading or have read and want to talk more about. I thought it would also be a great pl ...more
Carla’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Carla’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Children's, Christian, Classics, Crime, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical fiction, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Suspense, and Young-adult
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