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“But this Scroll too has magical properties. From the moment I first saw it, the paper warmed to my touch. I know it came alive as I held it. Did you know there’s a serpent on the back? Some say it’s a dragon. It winked at me. Its lashes are gold.”
― The Alchemy Fire Murder
― The Alchemy Fire Murder
“The brutal reality of politics would be probably intolerable without drugs.”
― Kingdom of Fear: Loathsome Secrets of a Star-Crossed Child in the Final Days of the American Century
― Kingdom of Fear: Loathsome Secrets of a Star-Crossed Child in the Final Days of the American Century
“I know this is insane, but I somehow wish I had been in Auschwitz with my parents so I could really know what they lived through! I guess it's some kind of guilt about having had an easier life than they did.”
― The Complete Maus
― The Complete Maus
“This world would be a pleasant place if people didn’t inhabit it.”
― Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master
― Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master
“And for yourself, may the gods grant you your heart's desire, a husband and a home, and the blessing of a harmonious life. For nothing is greater or finer than this, when a man and woman live together with one hear and mind, bringing joy to their friends and grief to their foes.”
― The Essential Homer
― The Essential Homer
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