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As the years passed, he fell into despair and lost all hope—for who could ever learn to love a beast?
“People think that only the future can be changed, but in fact, the future is continually changing the past. The past can and does change. It’s exquisitely sensitive and delicately balanced.”
― At the End of the Matinee
― At the End of the Matinee
“Why can’t life work whatever way we want it to? What’s the point of living if you only do it how others want you to?”
― The House in the Cerulean Sea
― The House in the Cerulean Sea
“You were in the wrong place at the wrong time with the wrong destiny.” Kai laughed, a sad, hollow sound. “I don’t believe in destiny.” He smiled, just as sad. “Something I’ve learned over the course of a long life, Kai, is that truth doesn’t care what we believe.”
― Soul of Smoke
― Soul of Smoke
“Power, money, connections, knowledge. These things all go together. Fair and Justice are illusions those without power use to give themselves comfort.”
― On Borrowed Luck
― On Borrowed Luck
“Ashem doesn’t like anyone. He loves and he hates.”
― Soul of Smoke
― Soul of Smoke
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