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“I don't know many rules to live by,' he'd said. 'But here's one. It's simple. Don't put anything unnecessary into yourself. No poisons or chemicals, no fumes or smoke or alcohol, no sharp objects, no inessential needles--drug or tattoo--and...no inessential penises either.'
'Inessential penises?' Karou had repeated, delighted with the phrase in spite of her grief. 'Is there any such thing as an essential one?'
'When an essential one comes along, you'll know,' he'd replied.”
― Daughter of Smoke & Bone
'Inessential penises?' Karou had repeated, delighted with the phrase in spite of her grief. 'Is there any such thing as an essential one?'
'When an essential one comes along, you'll know,' he'd replied.”
― Daughter of Smoke & Bone
“Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfils the same function as pain in the human body; it calls attention to the development of an unhealthy state of things. If it is heeded in time, danger may be averted; if it is suppressed, a fatal distemper may develop."
[New Statesman interview, 7 January 1939]”
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[New Statesman interview, 7 January 1939]”
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“It's not like there's a law against flying."
"Yes there is. The law of gravity.”
― Daughter of Smoke & Bone
"Yes there is. The law of gravity.”
― Daughter of Smoke & Bone
“Oh, Hell. Must. Mate. Immediately.”
― Daughter of Smoke & Bone
― Daughter of Smoke & Bone
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