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“Happiness is not an absolute value. It is a state of comparison.”

Book:NW

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Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith is a British novelist known for her distinctive literary style and profound social insights. Her works cover a range of themes including race, class, gender, and identity, and have been widely appreciated by readers. more

“I snorted. He underestimated me. Ratthi said, "The one where the colony's solicitor killed the terraforming supervisor who was the secondary donor for her implanted baby?" Again, I couldn't help it. I said, "She didn't kill him, that's a fucking lie." Ratthi turned to Mensah. "It's watching it.”

Humour Science Fiction

Book:All Systems Red

Source: All Systems Red

“That's right," Dean Thomas said wisely, and not a single word was mispronounced.”

Humour

Book:Hogwarts School of Prayer and Miracles

Source: Hogwarts School of Prayer and Miracles

“Buchstabensuppe Ein Frühlingsgedicht, eine Räubergeschicht' schwammen lose in einer Soße. Sabine war alles schnuppe. Sie löffelte sich in den Hals das Frühlingsgedicht, die Räubergeschicht', den Fußballbericht, die ganze Buchstabensuppe.”

Humour Wordplay

Author:Joseph Guggenmos

“He could hear Bryce saying, Come on. Try. It won’t kill you. She bossed him around even in his imagination.”

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Book:House of Sky and Breath

Source: House of Sky and Breath

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