No wonder they acted as if they owned the world. To them it must seem so small.
“Oh, but history moved in such vicious circles.”
― The Burning God
― The Burning God
“He decided in favor of life out of sheer spite and malice.”
― Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
― Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
“I saw a new world coming rapidly. More scientific, efficient, yes. More cures for the old sicknesses. Very good. But a harsh, cruel, world. And I saw a little girl, her eyes tightly closed, holding to her breast the old kind world, one that she knew in her heart could not remain, and she was holding it and pleading, never to let her go.”
― Never Let Me Go
― Never Let Me Go
“Moving on, as a concept, is for stupid people, because any sensible person knows grief is a long-term project. I refuse to rush. The pain that is thrust upon us let no man slow or speed or fix.”
― Grief Is the Thing with Feathers
― Grief Is the Thing with Feathers
“What I'm not sure about, is if our lives have been so different from the lives of the people we save. We all complete. Maybe none of us really understand what we've lived through, or feel we've had enough time.”
― Never Let Me Go
― Never Let Me Go
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