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“I have tried to dismantle you, Gideon Nav! The Ninth House poisoned you, we trod you underfoot—I took you to this killing field as my slave—you refuse to die, and you pity me! Strike me down. You’ve won. I’ve lived my whole wretched life at your mercy, yours alone, and God knows I deserve to die at your hand. You are my only friend. I am undone without you.”
― Tamsyn Muir, Gideon the Ninth

“Word. A verb. Harmony of speech. A crystal termite nest of meanings. Inhuman beauty. Infinite cognition. Page after page, and the book does not end, the most fascinating book, is it possible that Sasha would not know what happens next?”
― Marina Dyachenko, Vita Nostra

“Everything you’ve ever done (...) has been based on overcoming an obstacle—a small step over an internal limit. It was difficult. But it could be done”
― Marina Dyachenko, Vita Nostra

“Here is something I would like to tell you—stories get better as they get more true.”
― Daniel Nayeri, Everything Sad Is Untrue