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“You ever hear that old joke about the guy who jumped off the Empire State Building?" D.W. asked her. "Yeah. All the way down, you could hear him say, ‘So far, so good. So far, so good. So far, so good.’ That is George’s life story in a nutshell.”
― Mary Doria Russell, The Sparrow

“God will break your heart.”
― Mary Doria Russell, The Sparrow

“Kendime "siz" diye hitap ederim. Saygınlığın ilk kuralı budur. Kendinizle aranıza mesafe koymazsanız, başkalarından bunu bekleyemezsiniz.”
― Murat Menteş, Dublörün Dilemması

“You know what? I really resent the idea that the only reason someone might be good or moral is because they're religious. I do what I do," Anne said, biting off each word, "without hope of reward or fear of punishment. I do not require heaven or hell to bribe or scare me into acting decently, thank you very much.”
― Mary Doria Russell, The Sparrow