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Abigail McKenna
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""And at that moment the alligators burst into the room" has to be one of the wildest sentences I've read all year" — Dec 20, 2025 12:03PM
""And at that moment the alligators burst into the room" has to be one of the wildest sentences I've read all year" — Dec 20, 2025 12:03PM
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"title of the book aside I think this has to be the least surprising kidnapping in fiction
this whole situation was so much sketchier than david seemed to register 😂" — Dec 19, 2025 06:19PM
"title of the book aside I think this has to be the least surprising kidnapping in fiction
this whole situation was so much sketchier than david seemed to register 😂" — Dec 19, 2025 06:19PM
“Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind.
"Pooh!" he whispered.
"Yes, Piglet?"
"Nothing," said Piglet, taking Pooh's paw. "I just wanted to be sure of you.”
― The House at Pooh Corner
"Pooh!" he whispered.
"Yes, Piglet?"
"Nothing," said Piglet, taking Pooh's paw. "I just wanted to be sure of you.”
― The House at Pooh Corner
“A children's story that can only be enjoyed by children is not a good children's story in the slightest.”
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“Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.”
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“The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.”
― Animal Farm
― Animal Farm
“It is funny how mortals always picture us as putting things into their minds: in reality our best work is done by keeping things out.”
― The Screwtape Letters
― The Screwtape Letters
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