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Persuasion
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His cold politeness, his ceremonious grace, were worse than anything.
Indifference, especially from someone who's close to your heart, is far worse than being on the receiving end of their anger or resentment, and if it's stemmed from a misunderstanding, it makes it even more hard to bear.
“Corvyn was weak, but he wasn’t evil, though I wondered if weakness wasn’t just as dangerous. The weak allowed evil to flourish.”
― The Bird and the Sword
― The Bird and the Sword
“Your father would cut off me beard if he knew how often ye slip away to commune with the forest! Do you not want poor Boojohni to find true love and happiness? What troll would have me without my beard?” He shuddered in horror. I tugged on it affectionately and started walking again.”
― The Bird and the Sword
― The Bird and the Sword
“I shall never completely understand the English,’ muttered Miss Taylor.
‘Don’t try,’ said Mr Woodhouse. ‘There are some things that pass all understanding, as they say.”
― Emma: A Modern Retelling
‘Don’t try,’ said Mr Woodhouse. ‘There are some things that pass all understanding, as they say.”
― Emma: A Modern Retelling
“The Prince of Poppets followed us, Mother,” Lark whispered timidly, and she stretched her hand toward the doll she’d imbued with a single word. Fly. So harmless. So innocent. So deadly.”
― The Bird and the Sword
― The Bird and the Sword
“I take a step back, seceding some ground, but planting myself firmly. This isn’t a social call. I’m mad. I must remember I’m mad.”
― The Winter Princess
― The Winter Princess
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