“I've always envied people who sleep easily. Their brains must be cleaner, the floorboards of the skull well swept, all the little monsters closed up in a steamer trunk at the foot of the bed.”
― City of Thieves
― City of Thieves
“We have eternity, beloved."
"You may have eternity. I have only now."
"But this is eternity.”
― Dune Messiah
"You may have eternity. I have only now."
"But this is eternity.”
― Dune Messiah
“You could rattle the stars," she whispered. "You could do anything, if only you dared. And deep down, you know it, too. That’s what scares you most.”
― Throne of Glass
― Throne of Glass
“I took a breath. “Your highness—”
“Nikolai,” he corrected. “But I’ve also been known to answer to ‘sweetheart’ or ‘handsome.”
― Siege and Storm
“Nikolai,” he corrected. “But I’ve also been known to answer to ‘sweetheart’ or ‘handsome.”
― Siege and Storm
“Privilege becomes arrogance. Arrogance promotes injustice. The seeds of ruin blossom.”
― God Emperor of Dune
― God Emperor of Dune
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