“We found a door, but we didn't like it, so we went back without seeing what was on the other side isn't an adventure. It's ... it's running away.”
― Down Among the Sticks and Bones
― Down Among the Sticks and Bones
“Rules, conventions, morals, reality itself: all exist so long as their existence is convenient to the preservation of power. Otherwise, they, like all else, are expendable.”
― One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
― One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
“What are you looking for? she had asked me. I think about it. A place for these dreams that I don’t know what to do with?”
― What You Are Looking for is in the Library
― What You Are Looking for is in the Library
“Jobs can be a clue to somebody's character. A short-cut way of subscribing them. But only in a limited, stereotyped sort of way.
That starts me thinking: What do people think about me based on may job? What does it say about my personality or qualities?”
― What You Are Looking for Is in the Library
That starts me thinking: What do people think about me based on may job? What does it say about my personality or qualities?”
― What You Are Looking for Is in the Library
“There are people who must go on quests, chasing down the north wind to ask for directions to the House of the Moon, where wishes can be granted, if the hour is right and the need is great enough. There are people who will try, and try, and try, and receive nothing for their efforts but a broken heart.”
― Down Among the Sticks and Bones
― Down Among the Sticks and Bones
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