“A Witch is born out of the true hungers of her time. I am a child of the poisonous wind that copulated with the river on an oil-slick, garbage infested midnight. I turn about on my own parentage. I inoculate against those very biles that brought me to light. I am a serum born of venoms. I am the antibody of all time.”
― Long After Midnight
― Long After Midnight
“War is not a polite recreation, but the vilest thing in life, and we ought to realize this and not make a game of it... as it stands now it's the favorite pastime of the idle and frivolous.”
― War and Peace
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“...we must be a beacon of hope, because if you tell people there's nothing they can do, they will do worse than nothing.”
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― The Year of the Flood
“I am no longer afraid of getting old. Indeed I can't believe I ever said anything so stupid. So childish. So offensive and arrogant.
But mainly, so very, very stupid. I desperately want to grow old.”
― Code Name Verity
But mainly, so very, very stupid. I desperately want to grow old.”
― Code Name Verity
“I hated being volunteered. The problem with my life was that it was someone else's idea.”
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― Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
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