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“but I knew adults had the capacity to twist themselves into knots rather than face the hard truths of their lives. I hoped that would never happen to me, that my loyalty would always be to reality, no matter how painful it might be.”

Bro's speaking my mind

The book has a certain warmth i cannot describe.

Okay this is very uncomfortable to read wtf

“every second of it over again so I could find you. And if war comes, we’ll face it. Together. I won’t let them take me from you. And I won’t let them take you from me, either.”

“And now I want you to know, Rhysand, that I love you. I want you to know … ” His lips trembled, and I brushed away the tear that escaped down his cheek. “I want you to know,” I whispered, “that I am broken and healing, but every piece of my heart belongs to you. And I am honored—honored to be your mate.”
Okay this was supposed to be romantic.But my chess brain thinks of a checkmate when they say mate

I took too long of a break from this book that I get surprised every time a character says sth.
I'm like "wait, who are you?"
Turns out they have been there for two books!

“Work done for a reward is much lower than work done in the Yoga of wisdom. Set thy heart upon thy work, but never on its reward. Work not for the reward; but never cease to do thy work.”

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Stillness Is the Key
Ryan Holiday
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“This toxic form of ego has a less-assuming evil twin—often called “imposter syndrome.”
It’s a nagging, endless anxiety that you’re not qualified for what you’re doing—and you’re about to be found out for it. Shakespeare’s image for this feeling was of a thief wearing a stolen robe he knows is too big.

I'm surprised books like this even exist! Insane stuff!

“But if anyone had asked, he would have told them that he never lived before he met her. And not after either.”


This book 😭❤️

“Men are what they are because of what they do. Not what they say,”

“She often said that “all roads lead to something you were always predestined to do.” And for her, perhaps, it was something.
But for Ove it was someone.”

“He was a man of black and white.
And she was color. All the color he had.”

"While
following live grandmaster games, the masses of chess fans all suffer from a shared
chess psychosis-they think they know exactly what's going on. Topalov plays
some extremely complex move and thousands write in eerie unison, "Topalov
is 1.02 up! He's going to win!"


Chess books are funny now????????????/