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Reading for the 2nd time
read in September 2019
maté said:
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»Because he knew we’d never rebel on our own, so he gave us no choice.«![]()
I give this book all of the stars ... and even more.
Short summary:
▪️Super intelligent and gorgeous world-building and magic system.
▪️Multi dimensional, humorous, loveable and re ...more "
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"Trying to reread the Mistborn books and probably all of the Stormlight Archives because I crave Sanderson’s fantasy world" — Mar 07, 2026 04:18PM
"Trying to reread the Mistborn books and probably all of the Stormlight Archives because I crave Sanderson’s fantasy world" — Mar 07, 2026 04:18PM
»Dieser Ort hat eine schlechte Aura«, sagte er schließlich. »Ach, hast du das auch schon bemerkt?«, meinte Sazed.
“Ellwood smiled, and a sudden, dry bleakness spread over Gaunt’s heart as he thought of Hercules, and Hector, and all the heroes in myth who found happiness briefly, only for it not to be the end of the story.”
― In Memoriam
― In Memoriam
“I just wanted to write to tell you that I have been happy during these months together, that I have never been so happy, and that I already know I will never be so happy again.”
― Lie With Me
― Lie With Me
“In the hypermasculine atmosphere of war, they were not overly concerned with manliness.”
― In Memoriam
― In Memoriam
“I allowed the union between the earth and my body, I let go, and for the first time in my life I appreciated everything for what it was, observed the miracle of it. The earth for being the earth, my hands for being my hands, the plants for growing out of seeds, and the others around me, everyone, with their own rights and dreams and interior worlds.”
― Swimming in the Dark
― Swimming in the Dark
“Gaunt was woven into everything he read, saw, wrote, did, dreamt. Every poem had been written about him, every song composed for him, and Ellwood could not scrape his mind clear of him no matter how he tried.”
― In Memoriam
― In Memoriam
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