“Deep in the human unconscious is a pervasive need for a logical universe that makes sense. But the real universe is always one step beyond logic.”
― Dune
― Dune
“You have a crush, I think.” “Do I?” Locke had a vague idea of what that word meant, and somehow it didn’t seem right. It didn’t seem enough. “It’s not meant to belittle your feelings, lad. A crush can come on hot and sharp like an illness.”
― The Republic of Thieves
― The Republic of Thieves
“In essence, it came down to this: he felt meaningless, empty, almost invisible unless one or more of her sex were doting on him. Yes, he knew his face was finely made, his forehead broad, his gaze haunting, his lips sculpted so that even a sneer looked fetching on them, but he needed a living mirror to tell him so. More, he lived in hope that one such mirror would find something behind his looks only another pair of eyes could see: some undiscovered self that would free him from being”
― Imajica: Featuring New Illustrations and an Appendix
― Imajica: Featuring New Illustrations and an Appendix
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