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Even if I was “traumatized,” what would be the point of having survived it only to have to pay someone else to complain to about it, rather than turn it into something positive?
“Do not ever forget who you are and what you mean to me. In a world crowded with noise and selfishness, you are a brilliant flash of kindness.”
― The Last Flight
― The Last Flight
“In the twentieth century, power announced itself. In the twenty-first, the surest way to spot real power is by its understatement.”
― Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty
― Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty
“The Masquerade had taught her all the names of sin. But her parents taught her first. And she knew in her heart, in the habits of her eyes and thoughts, what she was.”
― The Traitor
― The Traitor
“When you are disemboweled in battle, you tie your guts up tight, and you keep fighting. Later the wound can kill you. Once you’ve won.”
― The Monster Baru Cormorant
― The Monster Baru Cormorant
“She moved and spoke decisively, sometimes with a certain impatience, as if the world dragged two steps behind her will and she found the friction grating.”
― The Traitor Baru Cormorant
― The Traitor Baru Cormorant
Sam’s 2025 Year in Books
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