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“But I believed the myth of war. Worse, I thought myself special. Immune to the horrors lesser men face.”
― Pierce Brown, Dark Age

“Sometimes it’s better to let a wheel squeak than break the cart trying to fix it.”
― Pierce Brown, Dark Age

“Neither time nor space can sever the strands of life between those we love, not really.”
― Pierce Brown, Dark Age

“She wanted to be liked. Perhaps this explained the parties, the crystalline laughter, the well-coiffed hair, the rehearsed smile. She thought that men such as her father could be stern and men could be cold like Virgil, but women needed to be liked or they’d be in trouble. A woman who is not liked is a bitch, and a bitch can hardly do anything: all avenues are closed to her.”
― Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Mexican Gothic