“Here is my experience. Stay away from the ones you love too much. Those are the ones who will kill you. What you want to live and be happy in the world is a woman who has her own life and lets you have yours.”
― The Goldfinch
― The Goldfinch
“No force can silence us, unless we permit silence. I prefer to roar.”
― The Ragged Edge of Night
― The Ragged Edge of Night
“He had been too good, too pure for the sewer of prejudice and hatred this country had become. This country wasn’t for angels anymore. Only those twisted by hatred and fear could prosper here now.”
― White Rose, Black Forest
― White Rose, Black Forest
“Tell those voices in your head to shut up. That’s my brother they’re talking about, and I love him. I love you, Teej.”
― Dirty Secrets
― Dirty Secrets
“The streetlights had already lit up on Bronnaya, and a golden moon hung over the Patriarchs. In the ever deceiving lunar light, it appeared to Ivan Nikolayevich that, instead of a cane, the professor stood holding a sword under his arm.”
― The Master and Margarita
― The Master and Margarita
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