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“I seem to remember even from when I was very young that when you loved someone you also hated them for making you love them, since loving someone is so incredibly humiliating.”

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Lionel Shriver

Lionel Shriver is a British journalist born on May 18, 1957. She is known for her unique writing style and profound insights into social issues. more

“The mind commands the body and is instantly obeyed. The mind commands itself and meets resistance. The mind commands the hand to move, and it so easy that one hardly distinguishes the order from its execution. Yet mind is mind and hand is body. The mind orders the mind to will. The recipient of the order is itself, yet it does not perform it.”

Mind Doe Body Hands Moving Order Easy Resistance Command Execution

Book:The Confessions

Source: The Confessions

“Occasionally, there are battles in the sky. One likes to imagine the angels are always triumphant. One does not like to think of the ancient and terrible scales balancing the infernal and divine as wobbling back and forth. Tilting freely, to and fro. One does not like to think that sometimes it is the angel that falls.”

Thinking Doe Sometimes Fall Imagine Sky Divine Terrible Battle Angel Ancient Scales Likes Back And Forth Triumphant

Author:Holly Black

“Words and thoughts concerning compassionate action that are not put into practice are like beautiful flowers that are colorful but have no fragrance.”

Action Beautiful Practice Flower Compassionate Fragrance Colorful Beautiful Flower

Book:Creating True Peace: Ending Violence in Yourself, Your Family, Your Community, and the World

Source: Creating True Peace: Ending Violence in Yourself, Your Family, Your Community, and the World

“Because I am about to be devoured by poodles," I quip. "Remember me always, my love.”

Remember Remember Me Poodles Quip

Book:Red Glove

Source: Red Glove

“Did you dream of me?" he asked. "Yes," she admitted grudgingly. She had. She'd dreamed of his hands caressing her, of his mouth devouring her. His lush lips inched into a surprised but pleased smile. "You were naked," she told him. His grin spread; his eyes gleamed with satisfaction. "And tied up..." He arched his eye brows in smug expectation. "I did not know the idea of bondage would please you." "Oh, I love the idea of typing you up." She paused dramatically. "Just like in my dream, you'll be secured to an ant-hill and the little things will eat you alive.”

Knows Littles Ideas Dream Hands Eye Alive Please Mouths Expectations Lips Satisfaction Spread Naked Hills His Eyes Little Things Tied Bondage Ants Brows Secured Typing Tied Up Devouring Lush

Book:The Nymph King

Source: The Nymph King

“Evil is a completely different creature, Mac. Evil is bad that believes it's good.”

Believe Different Evil Creatures Macs Jericho Barrons Shadowfever

Book:The Fever Series 7-Book Bundle: Darkfever, Bloodfever, Faefever, Dreamfever, Shadowfever, Iced, Burned

Source: The Fever Series 7-Book Bundle: Darkfever, Bloodfever, Faefever, Dreamfever, Shadowfever, Iced, Burned

“You could make a poultice out of mud to cool a fever. You could plant seeds in mud and grow a crop to feed your children. Mud would nourish you, where fire would only consume you, but fools and children and young girls would choose fire every time.”

Children Young Girl Grows Fire Fool Plant Seeds Your Children Mud Crops Fever Song Of Ice And Fire

Book:A Dance with Dragons: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book Five

Source: A Dance with Dragons: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book Five

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