

“If you watch the wolf too hard, a mouse will bite you on the ankle”
― The Eye of the World
― The Eye of the World

“The thing we want to learn about a stranger is fragile. If we tread carelessly it will crumple under our feet... The right way to talk to strangers is with caution and humility.”
― Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don't Know
― Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don't Know
“Today I plan to smile a lot, only so people who know me will be freaked the fuck out.”
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“Acting Rear Admiral Gillet said, “Captain Scultetus, please try to understand that Britain and Germany are at war! The HMS Armadale Castle has been ordered to wipe the Swakop River Radio station off the map!”
― His Forefathers and Mick
― His Forefathers and Mick

“Even the youngest must have known they were now steaming away from the country of their birth, never to return. They’d all suffered through the trauma of the war and the loss of their parents and were presently being further traumatized by their banishment to Australia.”
― One More Life to Live
― One More Life to Live
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