#raisedamongbooks

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She didn’t find him unpleasant, but her heart was like ashes from which the flame of love could no longer be lit.

-Cixin Liu, “Three Body Problem”

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I thought that life was truly an accident among accidents in the universe.

-Ye Wenjie

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And when two such people encounter each other, and their eyes meet, the past and the future become unimportant. There is only that moment, and the incredible certainty that everything under the sun has been written by one hand only. It is the hand that evokes love, and creates a twin soul for every person in the world. Without such love, one's dreams would have no meaning.

Paulo Coehlo, The Alchemist

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Will you remember that I existed, and that I  stood next to you here like this?

Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood

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I know I'm a little different from everyone else, but I'm still a human being. That's what I'd like you to realize. I'm just a regular person, not some monster. I feel the same things everyone else does, act the same way. Sometimes, though, that small difference feels like an abyss. But I guess there's not much I can do about it.

Haruki Murakami, Kakfa on the Shore

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Haruki Murakami, "1Q84"

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If you're reading this, welcome back to reality. This is where all that glorious, unlimited potential of your youth has led. All that unfulfilled promise. Here's what you've done with your life.

Chuck Palahniuk, Diary

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Today's weather is partly furious with occasional fits of rage.

Chuck Palahniuk, Diary