“It kills me sometimes, how people die.”
― The Book Thief
― The Book Thief
“Progo,' Meg asked. 'You memorized the names of all the stars - how many are there?'
How many? Great heavens, earthling. I haven't the faintest idea.'
But you said your last assignment was to memorize the names of all of them.'
I did. All the stars in all the galaxies. And that's a great many.'
But how many?'
What difference does it make? I know their names. I don't know how many there are. It's their names that matter.”
― A Wind in the Door
How many? Great heavens, earthling. I haven't the faintest idea.'
But you said your last assignment was to memorize the names of all of them.'
I did. All the stars in all the galaxies. And that's a great many.'
But how many?'
What difference does it make? I know their names. I don't know how many there are. It's their names that matter.”
― A Wind in the Door
“... the companions of our childhood always possess a certain power over our minds which hardly any later friend can obtain.”
― Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
― Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
“Large people tend to have large heads. Men are no cleverer than we are, Miss Sunderly. Just taller.”
― The Lie Tree
― The Lie Tree
“I did not see your mother at the funeral,’ she said, following the thought. ‘She stopped coming to them after her own,’ Paul answered simply.”
― The Lie Tree
― The Lie Tree
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