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Dried spit is all caked into the corner of his lips, white, flakey. He got the look of a man who died, come back to life, and is bitter about being among the living again.
Loved this description. Vivid and funny.
“Into this wild-beast tangle these men had been born without their consent, they had taken part in it because they could not help it; that they were in jail was no disgrace to them, for the game had never been fair, the dice were loaded. They were swindlers and thieves of pennies and dimes, and they had been trapped and put out of the way by the swindlers and thieves of millions of dollars.”
― The Jungle
― The Jungle
“Temeraire--
Never fear; I am going; the Son of Heaven will not tolerate delays, and Barham gives me leave. Allegiance will carry us! Pray eat something
--L.”
― Throne of Jade
Never fear; I am going; the Son of Heaven will not tolerate delays, and Barham gives me leave. Allegiance will carry us! Pray eat something
--L.”
― Throne of Jade
“The great corporation which employed you lied to you, and lied to the whole country—from top to bottom it was nothing but one gigantic lie.”
― The Jungle
― The Jungle
“And everyone on earth knows if you have the respect of a cat it means your soul is worth being around.”
― Hollow Kingdom
― Hollow Kingdom
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Amanda Veazey’s 2025 Year in Books
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