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“She’d been grumpy about it right up until FruitBat had found her body and began the trial with: “Who the fuck killed my nerd wife?!”
― For Whom the Belle Tolls
― For Whom the Belle Tolls
“Lily,” Sharkie said. “Yeah?” “Is this a swearing kind of situation?” “Yeah.” “Fuck.”
― For Whom the Belle Tolls
― For Whom the Belle Tolls
“If you’re scared and choose to be fierce anyway, that’s called being brave”
― For Whom the Belle Tolls
― For Whom the Belle Tolls
“Beauty feeds the soul, my sweet boy. It takes many forms, some of them obvious, like a flower in bloom or the laughter of a child, but sometimes it is hidden, though it is never absent. Find beauty.”
― For Whom the Belle Tolls
― For Whom the Belle Tolls
“People always clutch at straws, nobody wants to part with his illusions, and it is very difficult to look life in the face. To see things as they are demands a superhuman effort. There are those who want to be blind, but even among those who think they are not, how many are left who can really see? Or, rather, who do not slightly distort what they see to keep their illusions and hopes alive?”
― Hope Against Hope
― Hope Against Hope
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