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“Goddamnit, I hate murder more than just about anything,” said Sheriff Red Jetty. “It can just ruin a day.”
― The Trees
― The Trees
“Bless me, Father, said Francis, for I pushed the Englishman off the cliff. One Hail Mary, said Micheál. Bless me, Father, for I have pushed the Frenchman off the cliff. One Our Father. Two Hail Marys.”
― The Colony
― The Colony
“— Ты ранил меня, и это подло, — сказала сорока, помолчав. — Наверняка я умру. Но прежде чем умереть, я хочу прочесть стихотворение. — Стихотворение? — Да, — с грустью промолвила сорока. — Поэзия — единственная моя отрада.”
― Il segreto del Bosco Vecchio
― Il segreto del Bosco Vecchio
“The idea of drowning doesn’t bother me, though, since we’re made of water anyway. It’s kind of like your body overflowing with itself.”
― Nightcrawling
― Nightcrawling
“There are good reasons humans can’t converse with animals, except after death. Because animals wouldn’t stop complaining. And that would make them harder to slaughter.”
― The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
― The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
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