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“He'd heard that writers spent all day in their dressing gowns drinking champagne. This is, of course, absolutely true.”
― Snuff
― Snuff
“There is no creature so perfect in wisdom and knowledge but may learn something for time present, and to come, by times past.”
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“Kell wore a very peculiar coat.
It had neither one side, which would be conventional, nor two, which would be unexpected, but several, which was, of course, impossible.
The first thing he did whenever he stepped out of one London and into another was take off the coat and turn it inside out once or twice (or even three times) until he found the side he needed. Not all of them were fashionable, but they each served a purpose. There were ones that blended in and ones that stood out, and one that served no purpose but of which he was just particularly fond.”
― A Darker Shade of Magic
It had neither one side, which would be conventional, nor two, which would be unexpected, but several, which was, of course, impossible.
The first thing he did whenever he stepped out of one London and into another was take off the coat and turn it inside out once or twice (or even three times) until he found the side he needed. Not all of them were fashionable, but they each served a purpose. There were ones that blended in and ones that stood out, and one that served no purpose but of which he was just particularly fond.”
― A Darker Shade of Magic
“I'm always disappointed when I see the word "Puritan" tossed around as shorthand for a bunch of generic, boring, stupid, judgmental killjoys. Because to me, they are very specific, fascinating, sometimes brilliant, judgmental killjoys who rarely agreed on anything except that Catholics are going to hell.”
― The Wordy Shipmates
― The Wordy Shipmates
“The wise man knows when to keep silent. Only the fool tells all he knows.”
― Odd and the Frost Giants
― Odd and the Frost Giants
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