Affy Reads

“People thought I wanted to be a perfect knight, and I told myself that, too, but I see now that what I was really trying to do was to control God. I knew that if I was perfect then God could deny me nothing, not even if He wanted to. He would have to love me. I would force His hand.”
― Lev Grossman, The Bright Sword

“It was his soul that had been lost, and like so many who’d lost their souls, he had to insist the bargain was worth it and show contempt for those who still had theirs.”
― Lev Grossman, The Bright Sword

“how very many thoughts we have that we can’t bear to let ourselves think—”
― Lev Grossman, The Bright Sword

“But as Nesi learns, sometimes you just need to act, weather you're ready or not. Sometimes, you build your own tomorrow, and if you're lucky and work hard and remember to chuckle once in a while, you can even get there.”
― Martin Cahill, Audition for the Fox