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“I thought once that gods are the opposite of death, but I see now they are more dead than anything, for they are unchanging, and can hold nothing in their hands.”
― Circe
― Circe
“now they were expected to walk with a heavy step and newfound power through their neighborhoods. In every other part of the city, however, they were still expected to vanish, or worse.”
― Darktown
― Darktown
“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards. —SøREN KIERKEGAARD”
― Wild Game: My Mother, Her Secret, and Me
― Wild Game: My Mother, Her Secret, and Me
“I don't need you to be mad that it happened. I need you to be mad that it just like... happens.”
― Such a Fun Age
― Such a Fun Age
“He liked the way the obsidian reflected his light, the way its slick surfaces caught fire as he passed. Of course, he did not consider how black it would be when he was gone. My father has never been able to imagine the world without himself in it.”
― Circe
― Circe
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