Lisa

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Lisa’s Quotes

“Sometimes you hide away a memory because it is so precious that you don’t want to dilute it with the attempt to recount it.”
― Joshua Gaylord, When We Were Animals

tags: grief, memories

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“It was possible, I saw now, to be a grotesque, to be huge and free, to wander the streets in utter freedom despite your atrocity, as long as you did it when everybody else was sealed inside their little lit boxes.

Now it made sense – why monsters came out at night.”
― Joshua Gaylord, When We Were Animals

tags: adolescence, difference, monsters

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“Self-righteous wrath had planted more corpses in the ground than an empire could lay claim to,”
― Steven Erikson, Gardens of the Moon

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“When a man solved his problems by punching them, books were often a foreign thing.”
― Brian McClellan, Promise of Blood

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“Rather than simply being subject to them, I had wanted to know what it felt like to be one of the forces in this world.”
― Joshua Gaylord, When We Were Animals

tags: adolescence, agency

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/r/Fantasy Discussion Group — 6563 members — last activity Jan 01, 2026 06:19AM
A place for readers/contributors of Reddit's /r/Fantasy subreddit to discuss books from the genre and see others' book lists and recommendations. ...more

Fantasy-Faction.com — 687 members — last activity Jan 01, 2017 01:36AM
Fantasy-Faction is a Fantasy Book Review Site and Forum Community. We review some of the genres leading titles as well as interview authors and post ...more

Ace Roc Stars — 32 members — last activity Dec 11, 2015 09:09AM
Welcome to the Goodreads home of the Ace Roc Stars, the street team for Penguin's Ace & Roc Books SF/F imprints. We'll be using this group to chat wit ...more

Prospero's War Readalong — 117 members — last activity Oct 15, 2018 09:18AM
The highly-anticipated 4th installment of Jaye Wells' Prospero's War series, VOLATILE BONDS, is on sale September 12, 2017! Join us as we re-read the ...more

Goodreads Librarians Group — 307113 members — last activity 0 minutes ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more

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