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“Macey once told me the program with the truth was that it was so poorly written. Given the choice, the pleasantly told lie is always more seductive. That's why religion is so potent, she said. Why history and science are still considered up for debate. Myth is more appealing than verified truth because the grey areas between the facts can still be used against us.”
― Malcolm Devlin, And Then I Woke Up

“Isn’t it beautiful how stories can work like that? The subtle way they help the teller, the subversive way they reach the listener, how they creep inside you like waking dreams.”
― Malcolm Devlin, And Then I Woke Up

“For a certain kind of person there is literally nothing nicer than eating breakfast by yourself on a moving train with a good book.”
― Lev Grossman, The Silver Arrow

“A parabatai is both blade and shield. You belong together and to each other not because you are the same but because you different shapes fit together to be a greater whole, a greater warrior for a higher purpose.”
― Cassandra Clare, Son of the Dawn