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land & scattered forts & more or less, against all odds, all reason & good sense
“But periodically I do explode. Now the good thing about this is that over time, the explosions have gotten smaller and the recovery time is faster, but what is guaranteed is that I will explode. So what I do, because I'm a good hostess (except for the Greg thing) - I provide my guests with bibs. So they don't get my crazy juice all over their nice clothes.”
― Shockaholic
― Shockaholic
“You did not rescue me,” Casiopea replied. “I opened that chest. Besides, I wasn’t a princess in a tower. I knew I’d get away one way or another, and I was not waiting for a god to liberate me.”
― Gods of Jade and Shadow
― Gods of Jade and Shadow
“Rhythm matters, mood matters, sense of place matters. All these things we talk about with novels.
And I feel that for history and biography, to accomplish what they should accomplish, they have to pay as much attention to these devices as novels do.”
― Working
And I feel that for history and biography, to accomplish what they should accomplish, they have to pay as much attention to these devices as novels do.”
― Working
“Like many young people, ultimately she saw herself as a completely new creature, a creation that had sprung from no ancient soils.”
― Gods of Jade and Shadow
― Gods of Jade and Shadow
“There are two choices post forty-five: letting ourselves go or making ourselves sit like good, well-groomed, obliging pets, coats smooth and wrinkle-free, stomachs flat, muscles taut, teeth clean, hair dyed, nails manicured—everything just so. The thing is, though, not only is this completely unnatural, requiring warehouses full of self-control and perseverance, but it demands a level of discomfort you have to be willing to live with ’til death by lap band or liposuction.”
― Shockaholic
― Shockaholic
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