And then like Pandora, opening the great big box of the world and not being afraid, not even caring whether what’s inside is good or bad. Because it’s both. Everything is always both. But you have to open it to find that out.
“That was the distasteful thing about villains, really. Not the manner in which they went about their business, which was certainly gruesome and morally corrupt, but the fact that they desired things so intensely.”
― The Atlas Six
― The Atlas Six
“A flaw of humanity,” said Parisa, shrugging. “The compulsion to be unique, which is at war with the desire to belong to a single identifiable sameness.”
― The Atlas Six
― The Atlas Six
“Many people incorrectly assume time to be a steady incline, a measured arc of growth and progress, but when history is written by the victors the narrative can often misrepresent that shape.”
― The Atlas Six
― The Atlas Six
“You must learn to be generous with your absence to those
who haven’t understood the importance of your presence.”
― Fresh Water for Flowers
who haven’t understood the importance of your presence.”
― Fresh Water for Flowers
“She was afraid, always, except when she was proving herself.”
― The Atlas Six
― The Atlas Six
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