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The Mercies

by Kiran Millwood Hargrave (Goodreads Author)

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Mar 08, 2026 02:08PM

Alex S’s Quotes

“As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.”
― Henry David Thoreau, Walden or, Life in the Woods

tags: eternity, humor, time, wisdom

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“Never let go of that fiery sadness called desire.”
― patti smith

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“I'm all soils west when the Earth lets go. I'm a thousand Julys.”
― Mark Z. Danielewski, Only Revolutions

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“Everybody has their moment of great opportunity in life. If you happen to miss the one you care about, then everything else becomes eerily easy.”
― Douglas Adams, The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide: Five Complete Novels and One Story

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“I find it wholesome to be alone the greater part of the time. To be in company, even with the best, is soon wearisome and dissipating. I love to be alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude.”
― Henry David Thoreau, Walden or, Life in the Woods

tags: companions, company, privacy, solitude

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