“If you are under the impression you have already perfected yourself, you will never rise to the heights you are no doubt capable of.”
- The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
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@nextgreatread.bsky.social“The error was not yours, Somerled," Eyvind said quietly, moving to the doorway. "It was mine. I failed to teach you the one lesson you could not do without: how to be a man.”
@nextgreatread.bsky.social“Death is but crossing the world, as friends do the seas; they live in one another still.”
@nextgreatread.bsky.social“Divinity dwells in thee. To activate the power, you must connect with the spirit daily.”
@nextgreatread.bsky.social“He steadied himself by resting one palm on her thigh and the other on the armrest, and rose to his knees. “I’ll be damned.”“Possibly. But not today, I think.”
@nextgreatread.bsky.social“Conviction, then, is no part of a sinner’s salvation—but the clear practical knowledge of the fact that he cannot save himself, and is entirely dependent on the saving grace of God.”
@nextgreatread.bsky.social“You'd claim me?" he asked, hopeful but cautious.She nodded once. "Because I'd never set a monster like you loose in the world.”
@taniagomesart.bsky.socialI can never get tired of the amazingly clever irony with which Terry Pratchett simply… writes!
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@anniewithbooks.bsky.social“The ancients waited for cherry blossoms, grieved when they were gone, and lamented their passing in countless poems."
- The Makioka Sisters by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
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@anniewithbooks.bsky.social“Do not mistake the rule of force for true power. Men are not shaped by force.”
- The Bacchae by Euripides
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@talktostrangersllc.bsky.socialJoin the Voyage
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@daxcornwell.bsky.social"Don't make friends. They'll either kill you or die before they get the chance to finish."
- Nigel, The Ambergris Trail 🐋💙📘
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@anniewithbooks.bsky.social“I had rather hear my dog bark at a crow, than a man swear he loves me.”
- Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
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@nextgreatread.bsky.social“It takes strength to forgive and love unconditionally,a nd you have that strength, Savannah. It´s what makes you shine.”
@dicatrio.bsky.social“Emotionally immature people are annoyed by other people’s differing thoughts and opinions, believing everyone should see things their way.”
- from Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents by Lindsay C Gibson
