“A life lived entirely at the whim of another is no life at all.”
― Children of Time
― Children of Time
“They are performing that oldest of tricks: constructing a path by which to reach a destination, only in this case the destination is permanent security. With each step they take towards it, that security recedes. And, with each step they take, the cost of progressing towards such security grows, and the actions required to move forward become more and more extreme.”
― Children of Time
― Children of Time
“Humanity is overrated”
― Children of Time
― Children of Time
“At last the words fought themselves free, 'Promise me--'
'Nothing,' she snapped instantly. 'No promises. The universe promises us nothing; I extend the same to you.”
― Children of Time
'Nothing,' she snapped instantly. 'No promises. The universe promises us nothing; I extend the same to you.”
― Children of Time
“Alpash moved to go, and for a moment Holsten was going to stop him, to ask that impossible question that historians can never ask, regarding the things they study: What is it like to be you? A question nobody can step far enough out of their own frame of reference to answer.”
― Children of Time
― Children of Time
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