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"A happy "ending?" At 62% complete? ...I am scared to read further. ;A;" — Jan 23, 2025 01:05PM
"A happy "ending?" At 62% complete? ...I am scared to read further. ;A;" — Jan 23, 2025 01:05PM
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Dr. Underwood sat behind his desk that matched his door, his name carved into a small wooden triangle and perched on the edge, just in case anyone missed it on the glass. He had a mop of dark hair, just lighter than black, without any gray,
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Actually, this description matches Freddy Krueger's adopted father PERFECTLY.
“The first draft is just you telling yourself the story.”
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“Most witches don’t believe in gods. They know that the gods exist, of course. They even deal with them occasionally. But they don’t believe in them. They know them too well. It would be like believing in the postman.”
― Witches Abroad
― Witches Abroad
“Once you have read a book you care about, some part of it is always with you.”
― Matagorda/The First Fast Draw: Two Novels in One Volume
― Matagorda/The First Fast Draw: Two Novels in One Volume
“...it is well known that a vital ingredient of success is not knowing that what you're attempting can't be done.”
― Equal Rites
― Equal Rites
“Sometimes, you read a book and it fills you with this weird evangelical zeal, and you become convinced that the shattered world will never be put back together unless and until all living humans read the book.”
― The Fault in Our Stars
― The Fault in Our Stars
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