“You are a loud, impulsive, persistent seeker of justice,” Huemac cut in, not letting him finish. “And that makes people uncomfortable, but it doesn’t make you bad. It makes you very good, in fact. Far better than the rest of us who stay
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“Do you believe in soul mates?” His blue eyes stare out into the river, then the skylines. “I think so. I believe there are people you’re destined to meet, but it’s up to you to do the work. The work always seemed really intimidating and even impossible.”
― The First to Die at the End
― The First to Die at the End
“Indeed,” Aesculapius went on, “is it not lack of faith that leads men to fear the scrutiny of reason? If the destination is doubtful, then the path must be fraught with fear. A robust faith need not fear, for if God exists, then reason cannot help but lead us to Him. ‘Cogito, ergo Deus est,’ argues St. Augustine, ‘I think, therefore God is.”
― Pope Joan
― Pope Joan
“And admission, even in his own head: I am nothing like you, and yet I feel more myself with you.”
― A Marvellous Light
― A Marvellous Light
“You look like a Turner painting and I want to learn your textures with my fingertips. You are the most fascinating thing in this beautiful house. I’d like to introduce my fists to whoever taught you to stop talking about the things that interest you.”
― A Marvellous Light
― A Marvellous Light
“I would take your heart between my ribs and guard it like my own. Is there any way I could make you believe it?”
― A Power Unbound
― A Power Unbound
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