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Wouter van Noort is 47% done with Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1)

"I don't know," I answered honestly. "Intellectual curiosity. I am an explorer, Wendell. I might call myself a scientist, but that is the heart of it. I wish to know the unknowable. To see what no mortal has seen, to-how does Lebel put it? To peel back the carpeting of the world and tumble into the stars."

— Jun 01, 2024 04:25AM Add a comment

Wouter van Noort is 38% done with Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1)

Within the span of a single day, I learned more of the ways of the Ljosland Folk than I gleaned during the entirety of my research heretofore. In the space of two weeks, I may have gathered enough material for not only a chapter, but an entire book.

— May 31, 2024 02:46PM Add a comment

Wouter van Noort is 27% done with Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1)

I was startled by the flush that crept up my neck at his words. "Remarkable?" I repeated. "Well, it's never been done before, has it? An encyclopaedia of faeries? This will form a cornerstone of all scholarship on the subject for years to come. Probably it will lead to the formation of new methodologies that will enhance our core understanding of the Folk."

— May 31, 2024 11:55AM Add a comment

Wouter van Noort is 14% done with Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1)

They are the night and the day, They are the wind and the leaf, They lay the snow upon the rooftop and the frost upon the landing. They gather up their footprints and carry them on their backs. What gift is greater than their friendship? What blade cuts deeper than their enmity? My translation is clumsy; I sang it in the tongue of the Folk, which scholars simply call Faie.

— May 30, 2024 12:53PM Add a comment

Wouter van Noort is 7% done with Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1)

"We're all very curious about your research. Tell me, how is it that you plan on catching the Folk? Butterfly net?"
Even I could tell this was meant to be mocking, so I replied coolly, "Rest assured that I have no intention of catching one of your Faerie folk. My goal is simply to study them."

— May 29, 2024 09:31AM Add a comment

Wouter van Noort is 88% done with Take a Hint, Dani Brown (The Brown Sisters, #2)

"Tell us what you know, or we'll sic the cat on you." Sorcha looked around. "What cat?" Chloe removed her glasses and polished them on the edge of her skirt, a gesture she no doubt hoped was threatening. "He prefers to avoid company unless absolutely necessary," she said, "but make no mistake, he is a fearsome creature, indeed."

— May 28, 2024 03:19AM Add a comment

Wouter van Noort is 79% done with Take a Hint, Dani Brown (The Brown Sisters, #2)

After a long moment of silence, during which Zaf caught his breath and Dani wondered if anything this awkward had ever happened in the history of the world, he finally spoke.
His first words were, predictably, "Fuck's sake."

— May 27, 2024 12:45PM Add a comment

Wouter van Noort is 74% done with Take a Hint, Dani Brown (The Brown Sisters, #2)

"You know what that is," he murmured, "don't you, Danika?"
Maybe she did-all right, yes, she absolutely did-but her nerves were already frayed enough. "Baby steps," she told him firmly. "Okay?" "Baby steps to....?" "To being with you," she blurted out.

— May 26, 2024 12:09PM Add a comment

Wouter van Noort is 66% done with Take a Hint, Dani Brown (The Brown Sisters, #2)

"Well," Dani said faintly. "Well. If that's the case, you're probably struggling to concentrate." "I am," he sighed. "I really fucking am." "Maybe maybe you'd better get over here, then." Please get over here. Now. Before I expire. "Yeah," he said. "Maybe I should."

— May 25, 2024 08:57AM Add a comment

Wouter van Noort is 53% done with Take a Hint, Dani Brown (The Brown Sisters, #2)

And then they were simply very close, and Zaf's eyes were very dark, and his face was very soft and very dear. "You know what, Danika Brown?" he said. She snuggled deeper under his arm, but only because she was cold. "What?" "You're all right." "Just all right? What a disgraceful understatement."

— May 24, 2024 03:46AM Add a comment

Wouter van Noort is 47% done with Take a Hint, Dani Brown (The Brown Sisters, #2)

"Anyway," he went on, brushing that spark of annoyance away. "If I'd known you were this busy I wouldn't have asked you to come with me tonight." Because he knew her well enough to realize she'd rather be holed up in here like Gollum, stroking books and murmuring, "My precious."

— May 23, 2024 03:55PM Add a comment

Wouter van Noort is 39% done with Take a Hint, Dani Brown (The Brown Sisters, #2)

"How was your day, er, baby?" He arched an eyebrow. "Baby? Can't decide if that's different than me calling you babe that one time." "Oh, shut up. This is the sort of thing couples say." "I bet it is, doll tits." Her cheeks heated. "Except that. No one says that." "Are you sure?" he asked. "Yes, I'm sure, sugar cock." Zaf spluttered, then burst into a coughing fit."

— May 23, 2024 11:48AM Add a comment

Wouter van Noort is 32% done with Take a Hint, Dani Brown (The Brown Sisters, #2)

She picked up her phone and, somehow, typed out a text as she ate. When his phone beeped a second later, he realized the text was to him. Danika: Hey. Strategy meeting. Zaf:... Are you really texting me right now? I'm sitting next to you.

— May 23, 2024 08:45AM Add a comment

Wouter van Noort is 24% done with Take a Hint, Dani Brown (The Brown Sisters, #2)

Zaf finally noticed her. And said with a defeated air, "Danika." "Sorry. Did I ruin your plan to avoid me?" He screwed up his face and the whole world seemed to hold its breath. Which was both ridiculous and impossible, and yet, that's how it felt. Then he sighed, "Yeah, actually. But I wasn't enjoying it much, anyway, so I'm glad you're here."

— May 23, 2024 04:15AM Add a comment

Wouter van Noort is 18% done with Take a Hint, Dani Brown (The Brown Sisters, #2)

She shot him a glare. "Why do I put up with you?"
"I think it has something to do with my wonderful beard."
"Shut up, you awful man."

— May 22, 2024 03:36PM Add a comment

Wouter van Noort is 9% done with Take a Hint, Dani Brown (The Brown Sisters, #2)

He turned back to the crowd and reminded them, "This is just a drill!" Then he sprinted in and took the stairs three at a time.

— May 22, 2024 08:36AM Add a comment

Wouter van Noort is 84% done with The Ghosts We Keep

And I wish that you were here,
But you've left me alone.
Gone off on a journey,
That'll never bring you home.

— May 21, 2024 12:27AM Add a comment

Wouter van Noort is 71% done with The Ghosts We Keep

We were going to different schools next year. You know I'm going to NYU, right?" "Yeah. In New York." "Yes, Liam. New York University is in New York." He laughed, but it didn't feel malicious.

— May 20, 2024 09:21AM Add a comment

Wouter van Noort is 43% done with The Ghosts We Keep

I just hung up the phone and threw it against my bed. It bounced off the mattress, hitting the wall at an angle that left a crack in the corner of the screen, and a small but still noticeable chip in the paint on my wall. "Fuck me," I whispered to myself as I stared down at it. "Fuck a fucking fuck."

— May 19, 2024 01:01PM Add a comment

Wouter van Noort is 28% done with The Ghosts We Keep

When we were kids, Ethan used to call me Dumbo, but then I'd say his ears were just like mine and he didn't like that very much. It was only fun when he was teasing me and not the other way around.

— May 19, 2024 03:30AM Add a comment

Wouter van Noort is 15% done with The Ghosts We Keep

Back in my room, I turned off the lamp on my nightstand and crawled between my sheets. Every time I closed my eyes, I thought about the yogurt shop. I still smelled the vanilla.

— May 18, 2024 02:31PM Add a comment

Wouter van Noort is 8% done with The Ghosts We Keep

I remembered how every second had felt like an eternity, how it had felt like the night was never going to end, and how I wanted to be able to press rewind on the universe, back to when things were normal. But it was real life, and there was no undoing what had happened.

— May 18, 2024 11:52AM Add a comment

Wouter van Noort is 84% done with Gesundheit!: Bringing Good Health to You, the Medical System, and Society through Physician Service, Complementary Therapies, Humor, and Joy

I don't want people to be amazed by our passion and persistence, but inspired by us to work long and hard for what they believe in.

— May 18, 2024 07:25AM Add a comment

Gesundheit!: Bringing Good Health to You, the Medical System, and Society through Physician Service, Complementary Therapies, Humor, and Joy

Wouter van Noort is 66% done with Gesundheit!: Bringing Good Health to You, the Medical System, and Society through Physician Service, Complementary Therapies, Humor, and Joy

Medicine practiced as a business hurts everyone. The true rewards of medicine come from helping others and from self-discovery. Service is essential to healing and the pathway to inner peace.

— May 18, 2024 04:54AM Add a comment

Wouter van Noort is 53% done with Gesundheit!: Bringing Good Health to You, the Medical System, and Society through Physician Service, Complementary Therapies, Humor, and Joy

I am suggesting that even though the world's pain hurts us, we must keep love and peace in our lives. We must take every opportunity to shout "Whoopie!" Be an example of joy!

— May 18, 2024 01:39AM Add a comment

Wouter van Noort is 44% done with Gesundheit!: Bringing Good Health to You, the Medical System, and Society through Physician Service, Complementary Therapies, Humor, and Joy

Comic relief is a major way for happy folk to dissipate pain. In a healthier world, humor would be a way of life. People would be funny as a rule, not an exception.

— May 17, 2024 12:35PM Add a comment

Wouter van Noort is 38% done with Gesundheit!: Bringing Good Health to You, the Medical System, and Society through Physician Service, Complementary Therapies, Humor, and Joy

Making an ass of yourself doesn't come easily to everyone, so humorous postures, or assanas, should be practiced daily.

— May 17, 2024 08:47AM Add a comment

Wouter van Noort is 32% done with Gesundheit!: Bringing Good Health to You, the Medical System, and Society through Physician Service, Complementary Therapies, Humor, and Joy

This is the heart of our social revolution: to take the most expensive service in America and give it away for free.

— May 16, 2024 03:24PM Add a comment

Wouter van Noort is 26% done with Gesundheit!: Bringing Good Health to You, the Medical System, and Society through Physician Service, Complementary Therapies, Humor, and Joy

Often I am asked, "What kind of doctor are you?" I generally like to say, "I'm a caring, fun doctor."

— May 16, 2024 02:11AM Add a comment

Wouter van Noort is 19% done with Gesundheit!: Bringing Good Health to You, the Medical System, and Society through Physician Service, Complementary Therapies, Humor, and Joy

The national goal should be to keep every citizen healthy and medically cared for. The reaping of huge profits from human suffering must stop!

— May 15, 2024 02:00PM Add a comment

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