“He said, You'll write it not because there's no possibility it'll be found but because it costs too much to not write it.”
― This Census-Taker
― This Census-Taker
“Not for a moment did he consider keeping a journal. He would never allow anyone to read his private thoughts; therefore, he did not risk writing them down. "I'd rather take it to my grave," he said. And anyway, when was a journal ever honest? "It either tells a lot of truths to cover a single lie, " he said, "or a lot of lies to cover a single truth.”
― The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
― The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
“I must have encountered the Duke somewhere on the road because I was carrying a sack with me and his head was in it.”
― Traitor's Blade
― Traitor's Blade
“I'm not named after the character,' she said. 'I'm named after the entire opera.”
― How to Breathe Underwater
― How to Breathe Underwater
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