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"The very surface of this book has only been scratched and I feel as if it’s clawing into my soul. The ramblings and inner monologue of some the characters are absolutely resonating with me. There is much still clouded, and I do not know even a fraction of what is to come or what these souls placed on paper truly consist of. Yet, I already begin to feel akin to one and am entranced by the others. Thank you, Boris" — Jul 08, 2026 08:14PM
"The very surface of this book has only been scratched and I feel as if it’s clawing into my soul. The ramblings and inner monologue of some the characters are absolutely resonating with me. There is much still clouded, and I do not know even a fraction of what is to come or what these souls placed on paper truly consist of. Yet, I already begin to feel akin to one and am entranced by the others. Thank you, Boris" — Jul 08, 2026 08:14PM
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“It is not our part to master all the tides of the world, but to do what is in us for the succour of those years wherein we are set, uprooting the evil in the fields that we know, so that those who live after may have clean earth to till. What weather they shall have is not ours to rule.”
― The Return of the King
― The Return of the King
“such hours are beautiful to live, but very hard to describe…”
― Little Women
― Little Women
“All extremes of feeling are allied with madness.”
― Orlando
― Orlando
“What, if some day or night a demon were to steal after you into your loneliest loneliness and say to you: 'This life as you now live it and have lived it, you will have to live once more and innumerable times more' ... Would you not throw yourself down and gnash your teeth and curse the demon who spoke thus? Or have you once experienced a tremendous moment when you would have answered him: 'You are a god and never have I heard anything more divine.”
― The Gay Science: With a Prelude in Rhymes and an Appendix of Songs
― The Gay Science: With a Prelude in Rhymes and an Appendix of Songs
“Love Jo all your days, if you choose, but don't let it spoil you, for it's wicked to throw away so many good gifts because you can't have the one you want.”
― Little Women
― Little Women
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