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The Last Goddess

by Kate艡ina Tu膷kov谩

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Nov 14, 2022 11:26PM

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The Cafe on the Edge of the World: A Story About the Meaning of Life

by John P. Strelecky (欧宝娱乐 Author)

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The Woman in the Moonlight

by Patricia Morrisroe (欧宝娱乐 Author)

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Chad鈥檚 Quotes

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson

tags: accomplishment, attributed-no-source, be-yourself, conformity, individuality

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“Love doesn't just sit there, like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; remade all the time, made new.”
― Ursula K. Le Guin, The Lathe of Heaven

tags: love

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“Skinny guys fight till they're burger.”
― Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club

tags: fight, life, men

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“Perhaps the truth depends on a walk around the lake.”
― Wallace Stevens

tags: poetry, truth

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“So many books, so little time.”
― Frank Zappa

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