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“Cruelty never helped the turning of the world.”
― The Slow Regard of Silent Things
― The Slow Regard of Silent Things
“Odd thing, ain't it... you meet people one at a time, they seem decent, they got brains that work, and then they get together and you hear the voice of the people. And it snarls.”
― Jingo
― Jingo
“Well, after that she would do her best. That was the only way. You did not want things for yourself. That made you small. That kept you safe. That meant you could move smoothly through the world without upsetting every applecart you came across. And if you were careful, if you were a proper part of things, then you could help. You mended what was cracked. You tended to the things you found askew. And you trusted that the world in turn would brush you up against the chance to eat. It was the only graceful way to move. All else was vanity and pride.”
― The Slow Regard of Silent Things
― The Slow Regard of Silent Things
“She felt the panic rising in her then. She knew. She knew how quickly things could break. You did the things you could. You tended to the world for the world's sake. You hoped you would be safe. But still she knew. It could come crashing down and there was nothing you could do. And yes, she knew she wasn't right. She knew her everything was canted wrong. She knew her head was all unkilter. She knew she wasn't true inside. She knew.”
― The Slow Regard of Silent Things
― The Slow Regard of Silent Things
“To be so lovely and so lost. To be all answerful with all that knowing trapped inside. To be beautiful and broken.”
― The Slow Regard of Silent Things
― The Slow Regard of Silent Things
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