“The frailty of the world was no longer just a thought in the back of everyone’s mind, it had pillaged its way to the forefront. The ides of war ebbed the small rough stones of hope from shore and vomited back terror, smooth and refined.”
― Pillars of Glass
― Pillars of Glass
“What is fright by night is curiosity by day.”
― Les Misérables
― Les Misérables
“By God, I may be old-fashioned in my ideas, but women run around too much these days to suit me. They meet all kinds of crazy fish.”
― The Great Gatsby
― The Great Gatsby
“There comes an hour when protest no longer suffices; after philosophy there must be action; the strong hand finishes what the idea has sketched.”
― Les Misérables
― Les Misérables
“O Judgment ! Thou art fled to brutish beasts, and men have lost their reason !”
― Julius Caesar
― Julius Caesar
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