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I wondered if I did not wish to know, buried in my breast, this impossible thing I sensed—I feared—that I knew.
“You are not a failure, you know,” he said, “simply because you can’t endure something unendurable.”
― Paladin's Strength
― Paladin's Strength
“She had always felt that the essence of human experience lay not primarily in the peak experiences, the wedding days and triumphs which stood out in the memory like dates circled in red on old calendars, but, rather, in the unself-conscious flow of little things - the weekend afternoon with each member of the family engaged in his or her own pursuit, their crossings and connections casual, dialogues imminently forgettable, but the sum of such hours creating a synergy which was important and eternal.”
― Hyperion
― Hyperion
“My faith is whatever makes me feel good about being alive. If your religion doesn't make you feel good to be alive, what the hell is the point of it?”
― Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates
― Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates
“The problem is not the packing, I admit; I simply dislike travelling. Why people wish to wander to and fro when they could simply remain at home is something I will never understand. Everything is the way I like it here.”
― Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands
― Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands
“Do you have a name?" he asked.
"I do. Do you?"
His lips twitched. "Yes?"
"Excellent. We are both named beings." Clara picked up her cup and blew on it to cool it. The leaves swirled back and forth.
He pinched the bridge of his nose. "Istvhan, if it pleases you."
"Clara," she said. "Whether it pleases you or not, I'm afraid."
He lifted his teacup in salute. His expression was that of a man having a very trying day.”
― Paladin's Strength
"I do. Do you?"
His lips twitched. "Yes?"
"Excellent. We are both named beings." Clara picked up her cup and blew on it to cool it. The leaves swirled back and forth.
He pinched the bridge of his nose. "Istvhan, if it pleases you."
"Clara," she said. "Whether it pleases you or not, I'm afraid."
He lifted his teacup in salute. His expression was that of a man having a very trying day.”
― Paladin's Strength
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