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Somehow I've never read this and for some reason I just decided to. I'm only 18 pages in and I'm already incredibly disturbed by how relevant it is today. Amazon, Apple, Meta and Google are clearly the four ministries. Fuck. (PS, I really wish Amazon had never bought Goodreads. cry)

« "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. » pg 304

(I initially read this as « Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe fire. »

It might’ve even worked better)

P 145 « NO THANK YOU » lol

Notable quotes:

-solice in dead langnuages
-translation is an act of betrayal
-there is no homeland (p221)

Roos 😢

« ‘They are not only radioed to hate fire-breathers, but out dragons,’ Tané reminded him. ‘Knowing this, why would you still sail with them?’

‘Perhaps you should ask yourself a different question, honoured Miduchi,’ he said. ‘Would the world be any better if we were all the same?’

The door closed behind him. Tané reflected on his words and realised that she had no answer. »

Pg 678

« Elder Vara seemed to know from her face that she could give him no answer. ‘I will send you away with my blessing, Tané, if you promise one thing,’ he mumbled. ‘That one day, you will forgive yourself. You are the spring of you love, child, and have much to learn of this world. Do not deny yourself the privilege of living.’ »

Oof! Hit me in the gut for some reason!

Wow, okay so much has changed and I can’t believe there’s still TWO HUNDRED pages to go

Omg Ead, good luck 😭😭😭

UM. OKAY.

Get it, Tané!!!

« He stumbled, and those who were not gods helped him to walk above the road. » p. 92

« Had reason ever created a poem, or a symphony, or a painting? If rationality can’t see things like the secret commonwealth, it’s because rationality’s vision is limited. The secret commonwealth is there. We can’t see it with rationality any more than we can weigh something with a microscope: it’s the wrong sort of instrument. We need to imagine as well as measure… » p 506

Au début je n’étais pas sûr, mais là je suis TRÈS investi

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