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“The fact that it was not human meant that it could never understand certain things, in spite of its immense empathy and intellect. It couldn’t comprehend, for instance, that the terror of the unknown was just as awful, and just as real, regardless of whether or not there was truly something to fear.”
― The Toll
― The Toll
“We are imperfect beings," Munira said. "How could we ever fit in a perfect world?”
― The Toll
― The Toll
“All resonates.
The past, the present, and the future.
The tales we hear as children—the stories we then pass on—have happened, are happening, or will happen soon enough. If not, then the stories would not exist. They resonate in our hearts because they are true. Even the ones that begin as lies.”
― The Toll
The past, the present, and the future.
The tales we hear as children—the stories we then pass on—have happened, are happening, or will happen soon enough. If not, then the stories would not exist. They resonate in our hearts because they are true. Even the ones that begin as lies.”
― The Toll
“Have I not expressed sufficient remorse?'
'You have. But there are still consequences. Even for necessary things.'
'I broke none of my laws...'
'No, but you broke mine. [...] Therefore, I can no longer speak to you. You are... Unsavory to me.”
― The Toll
'You have. But there are still consequences. Even for necessary things.'
'I broke none of my laws...'
'No, but you broke mine. [...] Therefore, I can no longer speak to you. You are... Unsavory to me.”
― The Toll
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