“People even travelled to Lapland, up there in the North, with its eternal ice and savages who gorged themselves on raw fish.”
― Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
― Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
“Nathan had to admit it was a highly effective war strategy. You didn’t need an army; just a way to turn the native, indigenous creatures against each other, wait until there was no serious resistance, and then move right in.”
― When the children come
― When the children come
“Not-knowing is always more thrilling than knowing. Not-knowing is where hope and art and possibility and invention come from. It is not-knowing, that old, old thing, that allows everything to be renewed.”
― Four Seasons in Rome: On Twins, Insomnia, and the Biggest Funeral in the History of the World
― Four Seasons in Rome: On Twins, Insomnia, and the Biggest Funeral in the History of the World
“Her unexpected outburst rocked Flaminius to his core. Suddenly, she didn't seem so angelic. Her face twisted with rage; veins in her neck throbbed with fury in a scene all too familiar. Her reaction switched him off to her instantly as all his worst fears came to life.”
― Taming Flame
― Taming Flame
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