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Narayoni , to bookstodon
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The need to care; the Essence of Death:

From Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett

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"LORD, WHAT CAN THE HARVEST HOPE FOR, IF NOT FOR THE CARE OF THE REAPER MAN?"--from Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett.

Narayoni , to bookstodon
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Perspective:

From Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett

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Narayoni , to bookstodon
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Time to murder some cheese!

From Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett.

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Narayoni , to bookstodon
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The meaning of being alive:
(Courtesy Death)

From Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett

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Narayoni , to bookstodon
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A metaphor on evolution, survival and life:

From Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett

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Narayoni , to bookstodon
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On the "cultivation" of happiness.

From Villette by Charlotte Bronte.
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Give me your poor, your tired, your book quotes yearning to be free... February 29th edition 😁

I'd prefer quotes from your own work, but it can be from any author or book you'd like to share...

Here's my example:
“Philosophers can be both imaginative in their ignorance and ignorant of their ability to imagine.”
-Attercap Skvosip, survivor
From The Last Philosopher

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Narayoni , to bookstodon
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Indeed what are we to do with man?! 🤦🏼‍♀️

(from Dead Souls by Nikolai Gogol, P&V translation)

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Narayoni , to bookstodon
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This is making me laugh so much 🤣
Chichikov thought to take advantage of Nozdryov, but he's giving him a hard time instead.

(from Dead Souls by Nikolai Gogol, P&V translation).

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Narayoni , to bookstadon
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Death is this unexpectedly sweet and sad character that I want to befriend, take care of, and assure him that everything will be alright and that we all love him.
Death is one of my favourite discworld characters ❤️

(quotes from Mort by Terry Pratchett)

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2/2 "‘Look, I can’t see why you’re so worried. I expect he’s just got held up somewhere,’ said Mort, but it sounded feeble even to him. It wasn’t as though people buttonholed Death to tell him another story, or clapped him on the back and said things like ‘You’ve got time for a quick half in there, my old mate, no need to rush off home’ or invited him to make up a skittles team and come out for a Klatchian take-away afterwards, or . . . It struck Mort with sudden, terrible poignancy that Death must be the loneliest creature in the universe. In the great party of Creation, he was always in the kitchen."--from Mort by Terry Pratchett.

Narayoni , to bookstadon
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History is simply resilient....

(from Mort by Terry Pratchett, Discworld series)
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Narayoni , to bookstadon
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So true, Death. There's no cosmic justice, karma, or even any logic behind the “WHY”, even though it might be a bit reassuring to think along those lines.
(quotation from Mort by Terry Pratchett)

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Narayoni , to bookstadon
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Binky's an adorable name for DEATH’s horse. And “Dethe thee Great Levyller Comes To Alle Menne” on a horse called Binky is just hilarious!
(from Mort by Terry Pratchett)

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Narayoni , to bookstadon
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That's some interesting curry appreciation and metaphor from DEATH

(quotation from Mort by Terry Pratchett)
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"‘What’s a curry?’ The blue fires flared deep in the eyes of Death. HAVE YOU EVER BITTEN A RED-HOT ICE CUBE? ‘No, sir,’ said Mort. CURRY’S LIKE THAT."--from Mort by Terry Pratchett (Discworld series)

Narayoni , to bookstadon
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Death.... the ultimate redeemer

(quotation from The Master And Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov, P&V translation)

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Narayoni , to bookstodon
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Oh for a dog's love... 😍

(a quotation from The Master And Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov, P&V translation)

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Narayoni , to bookstodon
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I am with the Devil (Mr Woland) on this. Manuscripts don't burn
Art cannot be destroyed. It will live on as long as humanity lives on. Those trying to erase an idea/any form of art through censorship are engaging in a futile attempt. The existence of this book itself is a testament of this fact.

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Narayoni , to bookstodon
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I'm sad 😔.... Because of how it ends and because it is the end

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Narayoni , to bookstodon
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The importance of objectivity cannot be understated. Not just for scientists but for everyone.
A quotation from by ( series)

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Narayoni , to bookstodon
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An interesting analogy for love..
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Narayoni , to bookstodon
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Oh I would really like to meet Mr Woland's cat. He would create some interesting chaos! From by

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Narayoni , to reading
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Behold! A solvent, disciplined 🤣
A model citizen! I think he would make a very entertaining co - passenger 🤣🤣

Quotations from The Master And Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov

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"Neither the conductress nor the passengers were struck by the essence of the matter: not just that a cat was boarding a tram-car, which would have been good enough, but that he was going to pay! The cat turned out to be not only a solvent but also a disciplined animal. At the very first shout from the conductress, he halted his advance, got off the footboard, and sat down at the stop, rubbing his whiskers with the ten-kopeck piece. But as soon as the conductress yanked the cord and the tram-car started moving off, the cat acted like anyone who has been expelled from a tram-car but still needs a ride. Letting all three cars go by, the cat jumped on to the rear coupling-pin of the last one, wrapped its paws around some hose sticking out of the side, and rode off, thus saving himself ten kopecks.” --A quotation from The Master And Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov.

Narayoni , to bookstodon
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Indeed; the confusion has been going on for over 2000 yrs...🤣 🙄
(Prisoner = Yeshua/Jesus)

"‘These good people,’ the prisoner spoke and, hastily adding ‘Hegemon’, went on: ‘... haven’t any learning and have confused everything I told them. Generally, I’m beginning to be afraid that this confusion may go on for a very long time. And all because he writes down the things I say incorrectly.’" from by

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“This is the paradox of tolerance, the treason of free speech: we hesitate to admit that some people are just fucking evil and need to be stopped.”

  • NK Jemisin, “The Ones Who Stay and Fight”

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Narayoni , to bookstodon
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Oh I totally get that man.... Though I my case I'm too lazy to do calculations in my head... 🤣

"For a moment or two the old man didn’t reply. He was staring at the instruments with the air of one who is trying to convert Fahrenheit to centigrade in his head whilst his house is burning down."

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