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“The presence of those seeking the truth is infinitely to be preferred to the presence of those who think they've found it.”
― Monstrous Regiment
― Monstrous Regiment
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
― A Hat Full of Sky
― A Hat Full of Sky
“I meant," said Ipslore bitterly, "what is there in this world that truly makes living worthwhile?"
Death thought about it.
CATS, he said eventually. CATS ARE NICE.”
― Sourcery
Death thought about it.
CATS, he said eventually. CATS ARE NICE.”
― Sourcery
“Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don't be afraid.”
― Beyond Words: Daily Readings in the ABC's of Faith
― Beyond Words: Daily Readings in the ABC's of Faith
“The inferno of the living is not something that will be; if there is one, it is what is already here, the inferno where we live every day, that we form by being together. There are two ways to escape suffering it. The first is easy for many: accept the inferno and become such a part of it that you can no longer see it. The second is risky and demands constant vigilance and apprehension: seek and learn to recognize who and what, in the midst of inferno, are not inferno, then make them endure, give them space.”
― Invisible Cities
― Invisible Cities
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