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“And this is the truth of any game—it can only exist at the moment that it is being played. It’s the same with being an actor. In the end, all we can ever know is the game that was played, in the only world that we know.”
“I don’t like princesses,” the little girl piped up. “We live in a democracy.” She gestured at their daughter as if to say, “Exactly, she gets it!” “I like princesses!” said the little boy. “They’re good at singing.” “Good point.”
― Nightwatching
― Nightwatching
“As Lewis held Wren’s hands, he thought of her kindness, her intelligence, her inner beauty. Yet, just as he married these known qualities, he also married her vast unknowns. And she, his.”
― Shark Heart
― Shark Heart
“I don’t think you turn thirty and become immune to mistake-making or lesson-learning. You grow wiser (supposedly) but never omniscient. There’s always something you need to be taught, and so you keep learning and you keep growing up—until you’re dead.”
― Maame
― Maame
“Yes, trust. Anything you do—borrowing money from a bank, commissioning a piece of work, sending or receiving a parcel, making a plan with friends, ordering food at a restaurant—all those things can only happen because of mutual trust on both sides.”
― What You Are Looking for is in the Library
― What You Are Looking for is in the Library
“I’m pissed that you kept it from me, that you insist on making me ask for things you should openly share.”
― Iron Flame
― Iron Flame
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