“He had done nothing on Christmas day, just wandered around outside in the frozen woods. Hard ground, chill winds and bare branches that looked like they'd been dipped in sugar. None of it seemed real, like walking around in a desolate dream, but one he didn't want to wake up from.”
― The Elephant Tree
― The Elephant Tree
“The 'rob from the rich, give to the poor' is more of a general overview than a specific thing we have to do every time. It really means making sure those who have too much do some sharing with those who have too little, and it isn't always just about valuables or money or even basic things like food. It is also about sharing power and opportunities.”
― Frogkisser!
― Frogkisser!
“Words are easy, like the wind; faithful friends are hard to find.”
― The Passionate Pilgrim
― The Passionate Pilgrim
“It was as if we played chess after denying me both bishops and knights.”
― Death Leaves a Shadow
― Death Leaves a Shadow
“It was a dramatization of total chaos, a functional definition of confusion, an unchoreographed dance of sad violence. It was war.”
― The Fall of Hyperion
― The Fall of Hyperion
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