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In today's episode of #SundaySentence, Andrzej Sapkowski's The Lady of the Lake teaches us about the beauty of love: "'Love', Fringilla said slowly, 'is like renal colic. Until you have an attack, you can't even imagine what it's like. And when people tell you about it you don't believe them.'"

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This is the last #SundaySentence from Andrzej Sapkowski's The Tower of the Swallow (translated by David French), showing us the beauty in simplicity: "He was complaining of a headache — a fairly normal symptom for someone whose scalp has been torn from their head by an axe."

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And now, for this week's #SundaySentence, human nature, by Andrzej Sapkowski's The Tower of the Swallow (translated by David French): "And now he was glowing with happiness, pride and a sense of importance, like every liar when his lies accidentally turn out to be true."

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This week's #SundaySentence, from Andrzej Sapkowski's Baptism of Fire (translated by David French) explores the contrast of lyricism and life: "Life, it turns out, isn’t poetry! And do you know why? Because it’s so resistant to criticism!"

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This #SundaySentence, from Andrzej Sapkowski's Blood of Elves (translated by Danusia Stok) is a great reflection of the typical mind of a younger-middle aged guy: "I know you're almost forty, look almost thirty, think you're just over twenty and act as though you're barely ten."

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For today's #SundaySentence, I quote one of my guilty pleasures, one of the ruminations of Nisioisin's Nisemonogatari (translated by James Balzer): "If the words are not reflective of feelings, why assume that the words are false? Must the words be a lie—and the feelings true? Who is to say?"

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I seriously catch myself quoting this #SundaySentence a lot, from Andrzej Sapkowski's Blood of Elves (translated by Danusia Stok): "You have made a mistake. You mistook the stars reflected in the surface of the lake at night for the heavens." (excited for the new #Witcher book this year, woot!)

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This may be a cheat since I didn’t read this #SundaySentence during the week, but this line by Philip K. Dick’s The Man in the High Castle always rings true: “One cannot judge by book being best seller. We all know that. Many best sellers are terrible trash.”

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I couldn't help but to reread Elizabeth Kostova's The Historian as the first read of the year, so to you, perceptive reader, I bequeath this #SundaySentence: "It was a face full of life but completely devoid of compassion, brimming with strength and alertness but without stability of character."

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A favorite of mine for this #SundaySentence, from Yoru Sumino's I Want to Eat your Pancreas, that really puts into context the whole title: "If I said I was really, really afraid of dying, what would you do?"

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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers 20/20 #BookSky💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge

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Continuing with the #SundaySentence thing, this quote has followed me wherever I go for years, from Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: "Ford... you're turning into a penguin. Stop it." #hgttg #dontpanic

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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers 19/20 #BookSky💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge

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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers 18/20 #BookSky💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge

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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers 17/20 #BookSky💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge

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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers 16/20 #BookSky💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge

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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers 15/20 #BookSky💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge

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Fun! Let's see: One Book One Movie One Album One TV Show

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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers 14/20 #BookSky💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge

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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers 13/20 #BookSky💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge

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For this #SundaySentence, I'll go with a favorite of mine, from Elizabeth Kostova's The Historian: "As you know, human history is full of evil deeds, and maybe we ought to think of them with tears, not fascination."

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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers 12/20 #BookSky💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge

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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers 11/20 #BookSky💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge

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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers 10/20 #BookSky💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge

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