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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.”

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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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“Friendship, companionship: it so often defied logic, so often eluded the deserving, so often settled itself on the odd, the bad, the peculiar, the damaged.”
― Hanya Yanagihara, A Little Life

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“Dreams have only one owner at a time. That's why dreamers are lonely.”
― William Faulkner

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

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“If I had a view like this to look down on every day, I would have the energy and inspiration to conquer the world. The trouble is, when you most need such a view, no one gives it to you.”
― Jennifer Egan, A Visit from the Goon Squad

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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