People are not worried about whether they receive less; people worry about whether whatever they received is undistributed well.
Fortune has turned her back on me. She has it in for me; she is a woman, and I am not that way inclined.
- Frederick after the Prussian army was defeated at Kolín, via Frederick the Great: King of Prussia by Tim Blanning
- Frederick after the Prussian army was defeated at Kolín, via Frederick the Great: King of Prussia by Tim Blanning
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spent one point on the effort to do good and spent ten points on its publicity.
By contrast, he was more concerned about another matter. The flames of gossip lit up in his eyes. "Won't Zi Dian be jealous if you run over to my side? You two must’ve had a lover’s quarrel, right?"
"Hey hey hey!" Ying Ge suddenly glared at him. "Just what kind of relationship do you think we have?! I’ve always regarded that uncle as my father!"
Gu Nan showed an enlightened look and gave a heartfelt sigh. "So he was a stepdad."
-Ascending the Heavens as an Evil God, Chapter 269
"Hey hey hey!" Ying Ge suddenly glared at him. "Just what kind of relationship do you think we have?! I’ve always regarded that uncle as my father!"
Gu Nan showed an enlightened look and gave a heartfelt sigh. "So he was a stepdad."
-Ascending the Heavens as an Evil God, Chapter 269
“So, what did you learn today, Bast?”
“Today, master, I learned why great lovers have better eyesight than great scholars.”
“And why is that, Bast?” Kote asked, amusement touching the edges of his voice.
Bast closed the door and returned to sit in the second chair, turning it to face his teacher and the fire. He moved with a strange delicacy and grace, as if he were close to dancing. “Well Reshi, all the rich books are found inside where the light is bad. But lovely girls tend to be out in the sunshine and therefore much easier to study without risk of injuring one’s eyes.”
“Today, master, I learned why great lovers have better eyesight than great scholars.”
“And why is that, Bast?” Kote asked, amusement touching the edges of his voice.
Bast closed the door and returned to sit in the second chair, turning it to face his teacher and the fire. He moved with a strange delicacy and grace, as if he were close to dancing. “Well Reshi, all the rich books are found inside where the light is bad. But lovely girls tend to be out in the sunshine and therefore much easier to study without risk of injuring one’s eyes.”
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It is only shallow people who do not judge by appearances. The mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible.
- Oscar Wilde
- Oscar Wilde
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Only priests and fools are fearless, and I've never been on the best of terms with Gods
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Those who die healthily are stuffed and displayed in glass-cased shrines as examples of good living.
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Dying is a way to tell the world to just… fuck off. Go fuck yourselves, you fucking fucks! Fuck off and fuck off forever and if you don’t know what fucking forever is, take a look at us, you fuckers, we’re fucking forever and we don’t give a fuck about any of you, so just fuck… fuck… fuck off!
-The Collected Tales of Bauchelain and Korbal
by Steven Erikson
-The Collected Tales of Bauchelain and Korbal
by Steven Erikson
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https://ranobes.net/everybody-loves-large-chests-1011299/1490119.html
one of the best chapter I have read so far
one of the best chapter I have read so far
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Interlude - A little fisting goes a long way | Everybody Loves Large Chests
“Now that I’ve talked about me, why don’t you talk about yourself?”
“You mean the type of woman I like?”
“Yes.”
Carmen, scratching his cheek as if embarrassed, stared into the flames.
“To me, the heart is the most important thing.”
“It’s obvious, but since their hearts are in their chests, to have a wide heart, you must have a bigger container to hold it.”
“Priest Marnak, I like big breasts.”
— The Priest of Corruption
“You mean the type of woman I like?”
“Yes.”
Carmen, scratching his cheek as if embarrassed, stared into the flames.
“To me, the heart is the most important thing.”
“It’s obvious, but since their hearts are in their chests, to have a wide heart, you must have a bigger container to hold it.”
“Priest Marnak, I like big breasts.”
— The Priest of Corruption
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I am damn good at hiding my talent. It’s because I don’t have any in the first place
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