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“I have heard of people like you, who keep their deaths at bay. You don’t like them, and out of courtesy they stay out of sight. But they’re not far off. Whenever you turn your head, your deaths dodge behind you. Wherever you look, they hide. They can hide in a teacup. Or in a dewdrop. Or in a breath of wind.”
― Philip Pullman, His Dark Materials

“La verdadera belleza, sin artificios ni bisturís, incorpora la hermosura que le confiere el paso del tiempo.”
― Ito Ogawa, La papelería Tsubaki

“Irene generally disliked debating philosophy or being told that answers were true ‘from a certain point of view’.”
― Genevieve Cogman, The Untold Story

“wisdom has had to work in secret, whispering her words, moving like a spy through the humble places of the world while the courts and palaces are occupied by her enemies.”
― Philip Pullman, His Dark Materials