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“Memory betrays most people.” Gibson’s words echoed back to me so clearly that I could see the man standing by the arched window, back stooped and face withered. “It fades, leaving them with dull, soft impressions of a life more like a dream than history.”
― Empire of Silence
― Empire of Silence
“Make a home for yourself inside your own head. You’ll find what you need to furnish it—memory, friends you can trust, love of learning, and other such things. That way it will go with you wherever you journey …” Is that what dying is? Simon wondered. Is it going home? That’s not so bad.”
― Stone of Farewell
― Stone of Farewell
“Gone were the antique rivalries, the mortal hatred that had so often set them against each other. Gone were the differences. And it seemed a thing of mad and tragic folly that Men might raise arms against Men, when creatures so vile so infested the world.”
― The White Luck Warrior
― The White Luck Warrior
“Neither of us is that naïve anymore, but I can tell you to live the time you have with that boy instead of spending it on worry and regret. You might have twenty years with him. You might only have two. If you waste that time, if you miss it, then when it ends, you’re going to feel like the biggest idiot who ever lived.”
― The Sword of Kaigen
― The Sword of Kaigen
“This is another bad summer. But as the words of the story wash over him, he traces the sentences with his fingers, trying to recreate that feeling of being grounded, rooted to the spot, nothing more than a body, reading words, allowing his mind to wander elsewhere. He can feel the story take control of his mind, pulling him away.”
― The Reading List
― The Reading List
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