“The words you can't find, you borrow.
We read to know we're not alone. We read because we are alone. We read and we are not alone.”
― The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
We read to know we're not alone. We read because we are alone. We read and we are not alone.”
― The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
“God help the poor mummy who encounters you, Peabody,” he said bitterly. “We ought to supply it with a pistol, to even the odds.”
― Crocodile on the Sandbank
― Crocodile on the Sandbank
“The truth is that the world is full of dragons, and none of us are as powerful or cool as we’d like to be. And that sucks. But when you’re confronted with that fact, you can either crawl into a hole and quit, or you can get out there, take off your shoes, and Bilbo it up.”
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“Isn't it better to have your heart broken than to have it wither up? Before it could be broken it must have felt something splendid. That would be worth the pain.”
― The Blue Castle
― The Blue Castle
“The Internet also makes it extraordinarily difficult for me to focus. One small break to look up exactly how almond milk is made, and four hours later I'm reading about the Donner Party and texting all my friends: DID YOU GUYS KNOW ABOUT THE DONNER PARTY AND HOW MESSED UP THAT WAS? TEXT ME BACK SO WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT!”
― Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?
― Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?
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