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"People Sometimes Say How Cool Itd Be To Be Fearless, But They Dont Know What Theyre Talking About. Fear

"People sometimes say how cool it’d be to be fearless, but they don’t know what they’re talking about. Fear is an instinctive defense mechanism necessary for survival. Not knowing fear doesn’t mean that you’re brave; it means you’re stupid enough to stay standing on the road when a car is charging toward you."

- Won-pyung Sohn, Almond: A Novel [trans. by Sandy Joosun Lee]

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averwonders

3 years ago

Girl [gender neutral] read a book and is now on quote posting spree

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aver does shit post reading books quotes my quotes posting era is back last time it was aadditwotw this time it's almond on a humorous note Gon and Yunjae are such enemies to lovers trope but not really but maybe there can be a discourse on this i love this book it was so beautiful

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averwonders

3 years ago

and when Min Yoongi said, "니가 알았던 난 없고 내가 알았던 넌 없어 [There’s no me that you used to know, there’s no you who I used to know]"

When Anne Carson said, “I once loved you now i don’t know you at all” and when Margaret Atwoood said, “I used to say I’d know you anywhere, but it’s getting harder” and when Marina Tsvetaeva said, “You seem already gone” and when Henry Dumas said, “I caught you forgetting me” and when

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averwonders

3 years ago

- Won-pyung Sohn, Almond [trans. by Sandy Joosun Lee]

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averwonders

3 years ago

Re-Update: HE'S IN THE MV TOOOO YAYYYYYY!!!!

OHMYGOD PSY X PROD SUGA AJKSJKIGRXVHJONGF?????? Hilarious how people were saying "Step aside BTS, Psy is back!!" and the title track is literally produced by Suga of BTS.

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SUGAAAAAAA yes bts psy min yoongi he got tricked into dancing again 😭

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averwonders

3 years ago

- Won-pyung Sohn, Almond (Author's Note) [trans. by Sandy Joosun Lee]

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