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John Green “‘Don’t you know who you love, Pudge? You love a girl who makes you laugh and shows you porn and drinks with you. You don’t love the crazy, sullen bitch.’ And there was something to that, truth be told.” John Green knows how to pull you in and twist your heart. I am […]
MoreE.L. Konigsburg “Angel” became part of Claudia’s story about finding herself, about how the greatest adventure lies not in running away but in looking inside, and the greatest discovery is not in finding out who made a statue but in finding out what makes you.” From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler is […]
MoreWritten by A. Rinum, illustrated by Fatima Munir when I let my fears consume me did I understand that I was afraid in all senses of being human. I do not read poetry often, but when I do, I always find myself enjoying the narrative journey. Curing My Venom is a collection of poems focused on the […]
MoreBy Samantha Shannon “You are very lucky to be at this table,” Chassar said. “Few men seek the Priory and live to see it.” Another man poured Loth a cup of pale wine. “The Priory, Your Excellency?” Loth asked, perplexed. “You are in the Priory of the Orange Tree, Lord Arteloth. In Lasia.” Between The […]
MoreSaid Gimli, ‘but you too, Pippin. I love you, if only because of the pains you have cost me, which I shall never forget. Nor shall I forget finding you on the hill of the last battle. Oh man, I have been putting these off for SO long. The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings are both […]
MoreJ.R.R Tolkien ‘Never is too long a word even for me,’ said Treebeard. ‘Not while your kingdoms last, you mean; but they will have to last long indeed to seem long to Ents.’ ‘The New Age begins,’ said Gandalf, ‘and in this age it may well prove that the kingdoms of Men shall outlast you, […]
MoreJ.R.R. Tolkien A thing is about to happen which has not happened since the Elder Days: the Ents are going to wake up and find that they are strong. We cared little for what lay beyond the borders of our land. Songs we have that tell of these things, but we are forgetting them, teaching […]
MoreJ.R.R. Tolkien All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring; Renewed shall be blade that was broken, The […]
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