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Nikhar is Currently Reading

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Tarot and the Archetypal Journey: The Jungian Path from Darkness to Light

by Sallie Nichols

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Mar 23, 2025 11:24PM

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Letters to a Young Poet

by Rainer Maria Rilke

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"Reading Rilke is a goldmine. Every phrase, every clause, every choice of words, even choices between alternatives of adjectives vs verbs vs nouns -- and more than all of this the authentic depth and labour of pondering -- every single element packages soul-nourishing, soul-directing insight, wisdom, inspiration, gateways of further thoughts. I am so excited to read more of such precious discourse from great thinkers." — Jan 19, 2025 11:00PM

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The Witching Hour (Lives of the Mayfair Witches, #1)

by Anne Rice

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Nikhar’s Quotes

“From all that I can collect by your manner of talking, you must be two of the silliest girls in the country. I have suspected it some time, but I am now convinced.”
― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

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“To the glistening eastern sea, I give you Queen Lucy the Valiant. To the great western woods, King Edmund the Just. To the radiant southern sun, Queen Susan the Gentle. And to the clear northern skies, I give you King Peter the Magnificent. Once a king or queen of Narnia, always a king or queen of Narnia. May your wisdom grace us until the stars rain down from the heavens.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

tags: narnia

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“I told him I was going to betray you, and betray Lyra, and he believed me because I was corrupt and full of wickedness; he looked so deep I felt sure he'd see the truth. But I lied too well. I was lying with every nerve and fiber and everything I'd ever done...I wanted him to find no good in me, and he didn't. There is none.”
― Philip Pullman, The Amber Spyglass

tags: evil, good, lies, love, mrs-coulter, truth

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“Mary wished to say something very sensible, but knew not how.”
― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

tags: foolishness, intelligence, sense, stupidity

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“What work do I have to do then?" said Will, but went on at once, "No, on second thought, don't tell me. I shall decide what I do. If you say my work is fighting, or healing, or exploring, or whatever you might say, I'll always be thinking about it. And if I do end up doing that, I'll be resentful because it'll feel as if I didn't have a choice, and if I don't do it, I'll feel guilty because I should. Whatever I do, I will choose it, no one else.”
― Philip Pullman, The Amber Spyglass

tags: thought-provoking

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