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Hall's writing is always a delight. I am disturbed over how much I love the most crass and grotesque of his little goblin characters. Disturbed, but not surprised. The research is immaculate. I have run to Wikipedia in fascination at least 10 times a
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“A quarterstaff is not very subtle. Or handy. If an kidnapper comes at me, what am I supposed to do? Say, 'Excuse me, my lord, while I pull my enormous quarterstaff out of my bodice?”
― The Crown of Embers
― The Crown of Embers
“He prizes me as a soldier would a good weapon, and that is all. [...] Can I receive from him the bridal ring, endure all the forms of love [...] and know that the spirit was quite absent? Can I bear the consciousness that every endearment he bestows is a sacrifice made on principle? No: such a martyrdom would be monstrous. I will never undergo it.”
― Jane Eyre
― Jane Eyre
“Oh, monsters are scared," said Lettie. "That's why they're monsters.”
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
“Keep them poor and keep them tired, and they’ll never leave.” How well he understood his people.”
― The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple
― The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple
“So you used to know everything?"
She wrinkled her nose. "Everybody did. I told you. It's nothing special, knowing how things work. And you really do have to give it all up if you want to play."
"To play what?"
"This," she said. She waved at the house and the sky and the impossible full moon and the skeins and the shawls and clusters of bright stars.”
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
She wrinkled her nose. "Everybody did. I told you. It's nothing special, knowing how things work. And you really do have to give it all up if you want to play."
"To play what?"
"This," she said. She waved at the house and the sky and the impossible full moon and the skeins and the shawls and clusters of bright stars.”
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
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Guyandotte Library Paranormal and Fantasy Book Club
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OH LOOK we can have a goodreads group too! :) Don't know how useful it will be, but I thought I'd make one anyway. ...more
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