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“Have you no hope at all? And do you really live with the thought that when you die, you die, and nothing remains?" "Yes," I said.”
― Albert Camus, The Stranger

“So those are your gifts from me, my sweet Sansa... Harry, the Eyrie,
and Winterfell. That’s worth another kiss now, don’t you think?”
― George R.R. Martin, A Feast for Crows

“My good opinion once lost is lost forever.”
― Jane Austin, Pride and Prejudice

“You are too generous to trifle with me. If your feelings are still what they were last April, tell me so at once. My affections and wishes are unchanged; but one word from you will silence me on this subject for ever.”
― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice