She sighed and looked toward the great dome in the center of Salvation. It touched every kingdom. They were all responsible for stopping what lay inside, though only she seemed to care. (Never mind that she had only decided to care
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“When did you cross over into serial killer territory, Nita?”
― Not Even Bones
― Not Even Bones
“I’d heard all this before, but I also knew that this line of argument worked. If you tell people that they’re being attacked for their beliefs, then suddenly they want to defend their beliefs, even if they didn’t really believe them before. It’s pretty amazing, really.”
― An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
― An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
“no monsters to slay, no maidens in need of rescue. Most maidens are perfectly capable of rescuing themselves in my experience, at least the ones worth something, in any case.”
― The Night Circus
― The Night Circus
“Abusers like to isolate their victims. People who feel that they are completely alone tend not to fight back.”
― Ghost Story
― Ghost Story
“Just because someone has power over you doesn’t mean they’re going to use it to hurt you. People who believe that tend to either be:
People who have been victims of that sort of behavior, or . . .
People who, if given power, will use it to hurt you.”
― An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
People who have been victims of that sort of behavior, or . . .
People who, if given power, will use it to hurt you.”
― An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
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