

“Maybe ever’body in the whole damn world is scared of each other.”
― Of Mice and Men
― Of Mice and Men

“Grudges are for those who insist that they are owed something; forgiveness, however, is for those who are substantial enough to move on.”
― Salomé: In Every Inch In Every Mile
― Salomé: In Every Inch In Every Mile

“I had hoped to be disliked by most, not by way of rebellion, but by way of excellence, disdain for the habitual, and the common man’s inability to grasp this. The act of being scorned? I saw it as a victory, my irreverent boast against this world which could never fully quench me.”
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“And second, keep in mind that you are a weapon. In theory, when you're done with training, you should be able to kick a hole in a wall or knock out a moose with a single punch."
"I would never hit a moose," said Clary. "They're endangered.”
― City of Fallen Angels
"I would never hit a moose," said Clary. "They're endangered.”
― City of Fallen Angels
“I will not deny that my heart has long occupied itself with the most tender feelings for another. So strong were these impulses that I indulged myself by thinking that if I could not have him whom I admired whom I will admit it now when I would not before I loved then I would never want another. However those are sentiments best saved for one of Lily's romances. The heart is a far more practical thing and in its life is happily capable of more than a single attachment.”
― The Magicians and Mrs. Quent
― The Magicians and Mrs. Quent
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