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The sun rose. I found no revelation. I’m not Socrates. (I know Socrates, I served with Socrates, and you, senator… But I digress.)
Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone • This Is How You Lose the Time War
It feels harder to write than it should. It feels easier to write than it should, as well.
Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone • This Is How You Lose the Time War
writin writin and
The sun set. The stars rose. (They are a rose, right? Or something? Dante said that.)
Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone • This Is How You Lose the Time War
lol and writin writin
glistening viscera
Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone • This Is How You Lose the Time War
But which egg preceded what platypus? The ends don’t always resemble our means.
Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone • This Is How You Lose the Time War
They couldn’t agree on exactly what the angel, that is to say you, meant when you said ‘guard the pile.’ So there was an argument, and they divided into factions that interpreted your words differently. Some thought you meant they should watch so that no new things were added, but others thought you meant that no things should be taken away!” the w
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If you ask people what they think, they start thinking, and that’s how wars start.
Fredrik Backman • The Answer Is No: A Short Story
Love isn’t powerful enough. But spite? Spite can change the world.
Fredrik Backman • The Answer Is No: A Short Story
Down on the street the protesters are shouting at each other, and at Lucas, but most of all they’re probably shouting just to shout. Just to be heard. Lucas stands quietly for a very, very long time, thinking about how awful it must feel: to be a person who so desperately wants something to happen. Lucas never wants anything to go on at all.