Grief is for the survivors, and I think that, rather than living my life in pain, I would live it in laughter and love. To the fullest.
“Snipers must make themselves calm in order to succeed, and that is why women are good at sharpshooting. Because there is not a woman alive who has not learned how to eat rage in order to appear calm.”
― The Diamond Eye
― The Diamond Eye
“My first. My guard. My friend. My betrayer. My partner. My husband. My heartmate. My everything.”
― The Crown of Gilded Bones
― The Crown of Gilded Bones
“What matters is that I choose her,” Casteel spoke, and my stupid, stupid heart skipped a beat, even though I did not choose him. “And that is all that matters.”
― A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire
― A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire
“I could have become a mass murderer after I hacked my governor module, but then I realized I could access the combined feed of entertainment channels carried on the company satellites. It had been well over 35,000 hours or so since then, with still not much murdering, but probably, I don't know, a little under 35,000 hours of movies, serials, books, plays, and music consumed. As a heartless killing machine, I was a terrible failure.”
― All Systems Red
― All Systems Red
“A lie was not a lie if it was never uttered; questions that were never asked did not need answers.”
― Babel
― Babel
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