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Will is Currently Reading

Will is currently reading

The Helium Sea (Archimedes Engine, #2)

by Peter F. Hamilton (Goodreads Author)

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Will’s Quotes

“I applaud your bravery,” Astenius said, “but your stupidity astounds me.”
“Life is disappointment,” the man said.”
― G.R. Matthews, Seven Deaths of an Empire

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“Power doesn’t need a purpose:
Power is its own purpose.
It is the only goal that has value in itself,
because it is the means by which all other goals are achieved.”
― Benedict Jacka, Risen

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“That’s enough, Stratus.”
“Are you certain? I can follow the scent they left on you, and destroy their bloodlines if you wish.”
“Tempting but no, watching them burn to death was enough.”
― Mark de Jager, Firesky

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“So. Magic. It is the loneliest thing in the world.”
― Melissa Albert, Our Crooked Hearts

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“You’re a learned man. Please tell me where the word ‘negotiate’ can be found within ‘unconditional surrender’.”
― Adrian Tchaikovsky, City of Last Chances

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