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Kindred

by Octavia E. Butler

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Jun 25, 2026 06:53PM

“He’s twelve years old, and this summer he learns that people will always choose a simple lie over a complicated truth, because the lie has one unbeatable advantage: the truth always has to stick to what actually happened, whereas the lie just has to be easy to believe.”
― Fredrik Backman, Us Against You

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“Exclusion is a form of exhaustion that eats its way into your skeleton.”
― Fredrik Backman, Us Against You

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“Because not all monsters were monsters in the beginning. Some are monsters born of sorrow.”
― Fredrik Backman, My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises

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“To say she was bitter fell a wee bit short, like calling sulfuric acid tangy.”
― David Sosnowski, Happy Doomsday

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“...what matters in life is not whether we receive a round of applause; what matters is whether we have the courage to venture forth despite the uncertainty of acclaim.”
― Amor Towles, A Gentleman in Moscow

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