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"The storyline is still intriguing as ever but I have trouble keeping track of all the enemies /who may become allies" — 10 hours, 2 min ago
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“I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.”
― The Happy Prince and Other Stories
― The Happy Prince and Other Stories
“All darkness needs to spread is for a bunch of people to stand around and do nothing. You know that.”
― The Curse of Crow Hollow
― The Curse of Crow Hollow
“Oh, I hope I don’t teach. Because look what we did: we saved the zoo animals and the nice children, and we damned the afflicted and the blacks. You know what I do every day in that classroom? I do everything in my power to make sure those poor souls won’t learn the obvious lesson.”
― Everyone Brave is Forgiven
― Everyone Brave is Forgiven
“Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.”
― In Country Sleep, and Other Poems
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.”
― In Country Sleep, and Other Poems
“When there’s a god, there’s always a legion of devils.”
― The Raven Boys
― The Raven Boys
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