“That was the distasteful thing about villains, really. Not the manner in which they went about their business, which was certainly gruesome and morally corrupt, but the fact that they desired things so intensely.”
― The Atlas Six
― The Atlas Six
“At her age it was probably unusual, or even worrying, to be thinking about her parents so often. It was a void, an absence, a source of regret, and she was not sure she wanted to fill that emptiness. Their conversation had been interrupted before they ran out of things to say. And because she hadn't become a mother herself, perhaps she'd remained a daughter more than anything.”
― Kids Run the Show: The new novel from the author of No and Me
― Kids Run the Show: The new novel from the author of No and Me
“I believed the universe was completely random, and that's what eluded us. Because we all want to believe we are fundamental in some way. We are our own myths, our own legends. We give things reason. We are reasonable creatures and so everything must have its place, its purpose — but we are also egoistical creatures, and so we give ourselves reasons that don't exist.”
― The Atlas Paradox
― The Atlas Paradox
“If we never deny
the inevitable end
of the story,
we will write it
more beautiful
while we're alive.”
― You Better Be Lightning
the inevitable end
of the story,
we will write it
more beautiful
while we're alive.”
― You Better Be Lightning
“What are lies but attempts to conceal some sort of weakness?”
― The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
― The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
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