"Something ... made him feel small, not in the way of orphans or beggars or children, but in a good way. In the way of souls."

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Source : R. Scott Bakker (2008). “The Thousandfold Thought: The Prince of Nothing, Book Three (The Prince of Nothing)”, p.85, The Overlook Press

R. Scott Bakker

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