“Maybe love was superstition, a prayer we said to keep the truth of loneliness at bay.”
― Ruin and Rising
― Ruin and Rising
“And if you want the story, then remember that a story does not unwind. It weaves. Events that start in different places and different times all bear down on that one tiny point in space-time, which is the perfect moment.”
― Thief of Time
― Thief of Time
“The world is made up of four elements: Earth, Air, Fire, and Water. This is a fact well known even to Corporal Nobbs. It's also wrong. There's a fifth element, and generally it's called Surprise.”
― The Truth: Stage Adaptation
― The Truth: Stage Adaptation
“but as a scientist and an explorer I have a duty to bear witness to the Splendours of the World.”
― Piranesi
― Piranesi
“Some humans would do anything to see if it was possible to do it. If you put a large switch in some cave somewhere, with a sign on it saying 'End-of-the-World Switch. PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH', the paint wouldn't even have time to dry.”
― Thief of Time
― Thief of Time
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