“And she's got brains enough for two, which is the exact quantity the girl who marries you will need.”
― Mostly Sally
― Mostly Sally
“It's not the gods
But our own hearts
We need to fear.
The evil starts
Against all odds
Not there but here.”
― Arion and the Dolphin
But our own hearts
We need to fear.
The evil starts
Against all odds
Not there but here.”
― Arion and the Dolphin
“He(Samuel, known as 'the Pea') was as apprehensive, weak and nervous about things as Swaminathan was. The bond between them was laughter. They were able to see together the same absurdities and incongruities in things. The most trivial and unnoticeable thing to others would tickle them to death.”
― Swami and Friends, The Bachelor of Arts, The Dark Room, The English Teacher: Introduction by Alexander McCall Smith
― Swami and Friends, The Bachelor of Arts, The Dark Room, The English Teacher: Introduction by Alexander McCall Smith
“Libraries were full of ideas—perhaps the most dangerous and powerful of all weapons.”
― Throne of Glass
― Throne of Glass
“There are good days and hard days for me—even now. Don’t let the hard days win.”
― A Court of Mist and Fury
― A Court of Mist and Fury
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