“Conquerors live in dread of the day when they are shown to be, not superior, but simply lucky.”
― The Stone Sky
― The Stone Sky
“We’re a different sort of thief here, Lamora. Deception and misdirection are our tools. We don’t believe in hard work when a false face and a good line of bullshit can do so much more.”
― The Lies of Locke Lamora
― The Lies of Locke Lamora
“What, exactly, is impelling Jack Torrence toward murder... Is it undead people or undead memories?... perhaps those different conclusions are, in fact, the same. For aren't memories the true ghosts of our lives? Do they not drive us to words and acts we regret from time to time?”
― The Shining
― The Shining
“By the transport of books, that which is most foreign becomes one's familiar walks and avenues; while that which is most familiar is removed to delightful strangeness; and unmoving, one travels infinite causeways; immobile and thus unfettered.”
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“Unsupervised reading is a blessing for a certain kind of child.”
― The Changeling
― The Changeling
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