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‘Man’s misfortune stems from the fact that he does not want to stay in the room where he belongs.’

‘The odor of humans is always a fleshly odor-that is, a sinful odor. How could an infant, which does not yet know sin even in its dreams, have an odor? How could it smell? Poohpee-dooh--not a chance of it!’

i can't attest to the recent baldur's controversy, but kingfisher will always have a piece of my heart for her delightfully grotesque macabre whimsy~

‘Do you remember that woman who came in who was pregnant with quadruplets? It was like that, but worse.”
“He’s pregnant?” Blue asked.’

BLUE lmfaooo lemme introduce u to ao3 bb

The drowning girl's fingers
Search for the entrance stone, and more.
Lifting the hem of her azure dress,
She gazes-- at Kafka on the shore.

“You discover something about that work that tugs at your heart--or maybe we should say the work discovers you.”

and if there’s one thing a japanese author will do it’s incorporate a cat in the narrative … jp lit 🫂 cats (no complaints here)

‘…we pass a dog standing by the tracks, staring vacantly at the train rushing by. Watching this scenery makes me feel warm and calm all over again. You're going to be okay, I tell myself, taking a deep breath. All you can do is forge on ahead.’

‘On my fifteenth birthday I'll run away from home, journey to a far-off town, and live in a corner of a small library.’
i still dream of doing this (25 year old woman, forever 15 years old)

i'm so scared ^_^

'He smoothed the letter flat upon his knee and began to read by the light of the magic sword.'
words are power, they cut to the heart sharper and surer than any sword
i love how davos realized this i love my literate nerdy onion knight

‘Daario had given orders for the children to be taken down before Dany had to see them, but she had countermanded him as soon as she was told. “I will see them,” she said. “I will see every one, and count them, and look upon their faces. And I will remember.”’

my baby onion knight sounding out the words as he learns how to read ueueu 🥹🤏🏽

‘When it came to books, Davos was more a child than any of them.’ : me because i still read children’s books :D

give my Cat a break 😭…… ‘It hurts so much, she thought. Our children, Ned, all our sweet babes. Rickon, Bran, Arya, Sansa, Robb…Robb…please, Ned, please, make it stop, make it stop hurting…The white tears and the red ones ran together until her face was torn and tattered, the face that Ned had loved.’

ch 41 dany: strategist empath warrior liberator... my myhsa, mother of dragons <333

ch 27 dany: emancipator revolutionary saviour, my khaaaaleeesiiiiii ❤️‍🔥🐲🐉❤️‍🔥

“…he desires nothing, because he is above desire, because he has everything, because he is sated, because he himself is the artist of his life and he creates it for himself every hour to suit his latest whim.”

SAPPHIRES 😭😭😭😭😭

“Do you know what it is like to be sold, squire? I do. My brother sold me to Khal Drogo for the promise of a golden crown… Do you think I have forgotten how it felt to be afraid?” my dannnyyyyy she’s just a babie :-(

“I have a dragon’s temper, that’s all. You must not let it frighten you.” ❤️‍🔥🐉❤️‍🔥

“But who told you that I have a story to tell? I don’t have a story…”
“But how have you lived if there’s no story?”

jaime chapters are by in far my fave, who woulda thunk! … it’s all due to his insight into brienne’s character. there’s something so poetic about a man’s eyes being opened to his enemy’s valiant characteristics.
brienne x cat FTW but i will not lie brienne x jaime also got me feeling some kinda way

jon (ch 16): 'One more step, thought Jon. Another foot.'
sam (ch 18): '“I’ll try.” Grimacing, he took a step. “I’ll try hard.” And then another.'

when you and twin are so linked up... i love a bromance that spans across time and distance

‘I’m actually 14 years old all over again all over again all over again and I’m screaming and dying and diving into a pool of memories I never ever ever ever ever
I can’t seem to forget.’

average teenage girl experience

‘He would stay alive. And crippled. Bran realized he was crying. Stupid baby, he thought at himself. No matter where he went, to Karhold or White Harbor or Greywater Watch, he’d be a cripple when he got there. He balled his hands into fists. “I want to fly,” he told them. “Please.”
oh my little wolf prince😿😿😿😿😿

also davos the onion knight you are growing very dear to me !!!

‘I spent my life folded between the pages of books. In the absence of human relationships I formed bonds with paper characters. I lived love and loss through stories threaded in history.’

264 days of silence? pshhh noob numbers, i do it willingly for the love of the game

'...walked between the sown fields and the meadows, oblivious of any fatigue, but sensing with all my being that some burden was being lifted from my soul.'

very truly, the only cure to the ailed human condition is nature.

'“If walls could keep us small, peasants would all be tiny and kings as large as giants,” said Ser Jorah. “I’ve seen huge men born in hovels, and dwarfs who dwelt in castles.”'

'"I’ve never been quite sure what the point of a eunuch is, if truth be told. It seems to me they’re only men with the useful bits cut off."'

'"All these kings would do a deal better if they would put down their swords and listen to their mothers.”'

wait i kinda love the tyrell women lmaooo

“Some battles are won with swords and spears, others with quills and ravens."