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“The art of fiction, like the art of stage magicians, is one of directing the audience's attention to what you want them to see.”
― Beginnings, Middles & Ends
― Beginnings, Middles & Ends
“You must understand that at all times, I wanted this couple to scoop me into their arms, except for when they did, which was my cue to wriggle and break away and shout at them and run to my room.”
― Notes from a Regicide
― Notes from a Regicide
“It is done, then," Okaios said. "I supposed this was better than the alternative."
The sadness in his voice reminded Mera of an owner who has lost his prize pet. "No," she said. "A better alternative would have been no one dying."
"Then how would they learn?" Okaios asked.”
― The Lesson
The sadness in his voice reminded Mera of an owner who has lost his prize pet. "No," she said. "A better alternative would have been no one dying."
"Then how would they learn?" Okaios asked.”
― The Lesson
“I don’t have any control over what memories I get, when I get them. Except every single one of them is something I would have rather forgotten.
-- "Erase, Erase, Erase”
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-- "Erase, Erase, Erase”
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“He had mistaken his place in this story. The realization filled him with both terror and a little relief, the relief faint but present. He hoped the feeling would someday give him a measure of peace.”
― The Lesson
― The Lesson
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