“The risk of all friendship is, alas, a little grief.”
― The Naming
― The Naming
“But we are all creatures of habit. It is far too easy to stay in the familiar ruts we dig for ourselves.”
― The Name of the Wind
― The Name of the Wind
“Greatness inspires envy, envy engenders spite, spite spawns lies.”
― Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
― Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
“It’s like everyone tells a story about themselves inside their own head. Always. All the time. That story makes you what you are. We build ourselves out of that story.”
― The Name of the Wind
― The Name of the Wind
“Along my journey I have seen the horrors that humans can inflict on one another, but I've also witnessed acts of tenderness and kindness and sacrifice in the worst imaginable circumstances. I know that it is possible to lose part of your humanity in order to survive. But I also know that the spark of human dignity is never completely extinguished, and that given the oxygen of freedom and the power of love, it can grow again.”
― In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom
― In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom
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