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Book cover for Oathbringer (The Stormlight Archive, #3)

Oathbringer (The Stormlight Archive, #3) by Brandon Sanderson

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But still, my ‘freedom’ is that of a leaf. Dropped from the tree, I just blow on the wind and pretend I’m in charge of my destiny.”

Oon’s Quotes

“Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength.”
― Corrie Ten Boom, Clippings from My Notebook

tags: strength, worry

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“Nothing behind me, everything ahead of me, as is ever so on the road.”
― Jack Kerouac, On the Road

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“When a wise man points at the moon the imbecile examines the finger.”
― Confucius

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“It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness.”
― Leo Tolstoy, The Kreutzer Sonata

tags: beauty, delusion, goodness, lies, self-deception, wisdom

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“For, while the tale of how we suffer, and how we are delighted, and how we may triumph is never new, it always must be heard. There isn't any other tale to tell, it's the only light we've got in all this darkness.”
― James Baldwin, Sonny's Blues

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Indonesians Who Love English Books — 3919 members — last activity Jun 27, 2026 11:05PM
This group is created for Indonesians who love to read English books. Anyone is welcomed here. Books to be discussed are English books that can be fou ...more

Goodreads Indonesia — 27730 members — last activity 13 hours, 51 min ago
Goodreads Indonesia dibentuk tanggal 7 Juni 2007 oleh Femmy Syahrani dan ditujukan untuk para pembaca buku berbahasa Indonesia yang ingin mendiskusika ...more

Bandung — 866 members — last activity Nov 29, 2016 09:25PM
Grup ini adalah grup pencinta, pembaca buku, kuliner dan jalan-jalan untuk umum, tidak terbatas pada warga kota Bandung saja atau berdarah Sunda saja. ...more