“The nature of psychological compulsion is such that those who act under constraint remain under the impression that they are acting on their own initiative. The victim of mind-manipulation does not know that he is a victim. To him the walls of his prison are invisible, and he believes himself to be free. That he is not free is apparent only to other people. His servitude is strictly objective.”
― Brave New World and Brave New World Revisited
― Brave New World and Brave New World Revisited
“He thinks he'll be remembered as the villain in the story. But I forgot to tell him that the villain is usually the person who locks up the maiden and throws away the key. He was the one who let me out.”
― A Court of Mist and Fury
― A Court of Mist and Fury
“To the people who look at the stars and wish, Rhys."
Rhys clinked his glass against mine. “To the stars who listen— and the dreams that are answered.”
― A Court of Mist and Fury
Rhys clinked his glass against mine. “To the stars who listen— and the dreams that are answered.”
― A Court of Mist and Fury
“There are memories that time does not erase... Forever does not make loss forgettable, only bearable.”
― City of Heavenly Fire
― City of Heavenly Fire
“Sometimes one must choose whether to be kind or honorable," he said. "Sometimes one cannot be both.”
― Clockwork Princess
― Clockwork Princess
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