Jawahir the Bookworm

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Jawahir’s Quotes

“More importantly, he was a man. There was no obligations upon him. No expectations. He could go wherever he wished.”
― Stuart Turton, The Devil and the Dark Water

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“Sammy had once told him that love was the easiest thing to spot, because it did not look like anything else. It couldn’t hide itself, it couldn’t disguise itself, it couldn’t go unnoticed for very long.”
― Stuart Turton, The Devil and the Dark Water

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“It’s a shame. Your mother is wonderful, but she suits your father ill.’ ‘why?’ Creesjie took a moment to think about it. ‘Because he doesn’t need a partner,’ she said, at last. ‘He needs a wife and your mother doesn’t need a husband, she needs a partner.”
― Stuart Turton, The Devil and the Dark Water

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“Wealth was their master and it was the only voice they heeded. Friendships were sacrificed at its behest, principles trampled to protect it. No matter how much they had, it was never enough. They went mad chasing more until they sat lonely atop their hoard, despised and afraid”
― Stuart Turton, The Devil and the Dark Water

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“Wealth was a key and poverty was a prison, and they’d been born shackled through no fault of their own.”
― Stuart Turton, The Devil and the Dark Water

tags: thought-provoking

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