Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them. —Margaret Atwood
“They say that ignorance is bliss. I think ignorance is the mother of extreme behavior, ensuring either a colorless and tedious life or one of passionate commitment to foolishness of one kind or another.”
― Quicksilver
― Quicksilver
“A lot of people these days are the opposite of what they say they are, and a lot of them probably don’t even realize it. They’re opposed to racism even as they act like racists. They’re opposed to fascism, even as they act like fascists. The world’s gone weird.”
― Quicksilver
― Quicksilver
“People lie. They use you and they lie, all the while feeding you bullshit about being loyal and never leaving you. No one can make that promise, because life is all about seasons, and seasons change.”
― Mud Vein
― Mud Vein
“Tacos can excuse a lot of bad decisions, but I’m not sure they’re worthy enough to excuse a possession.”
― Layla
― Layla
“Books were safer than other people anyway.”
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
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