“Merkel brought a set of core values to the office: her deep but private faith, an unshakable creed of duty and service; a belief in Germany’s permanent debt to Jews for what she has always referred to as the Shoah; her scientist’s devotion to precise, evidence-based decision-making; and a visceral loathing of dictators who imprison their own people. Freedom of expression and movement are more than hackneyed phrases for a politician who spent her first thirty-five years lacking both.”
― The Chancellor: The Remarkable Odyssey of Angela Merkel
― The Chancellor: The Remarkable Odyssey of Angela Merkel
“Jiggs didn’t speak. It was the only way he knew to love the unlovable.”
― Mornings in Two Pan
― Mornings in Two Pan
“I need to put one of those assist bars in here anyway,” Bazz said. “If you can’t blow a bathroom out on burrito night, it’s probably not very good Mexican food.”
― Mornings in Two Pan
― Mornings in Two Pan
“fugitive becomes a queen or a scientist or, worse, a poet.”
― This Is How You Lose the Time War
― This Is How You Lose the Time War
“And you’ll be able to trust their accuracy, because amongst the four of us, we have the best brains and background you could ask for—we are a reporter, a lawyer, a social worker, and, best of all, a librarian. Don’t you worry, Norman; we’ve got your back.”
― Plaid and Plagiarism
― Plaid and Plagiarism
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