“People who care about each other don’t hurt each other or make each other feel small.”
“And so it was that in the midst of chaos and color and light, in the glorious rebirth of a magical world, there remained two small vessels dark and drained. And those vessels were the heart and the soul of a brokenhearted young mage, sobbing alone in the sand.”
“-I'm not creative like you.-
-Of course you are!-
-I don't sing or draw or act or play an instrument. I can't make things.-
-That's not what 'creative' means, you know. Creativity is in everything.-”
“On the cool stone floor of their prison, Samheed and Lani huddled together to try to sleep.”
“Aaron looked at Alex as they reached the bottom of the steps. "What? What is that? Jerkface? Is that good?"
Alex snorted. "Yeah, Aaron. It's really good. I think it means she likes you.”
“Maybe you could keep him away from the breakables, eh?” “Maybe I could let him crrrush you into tiny bits,” Simber”
“People who care about each other don't hurt each other or make each other feel small. Period. End of sentence. It was obvious that Liam's problem was much bigger than just feeling like he had to obey...”
“Hard stuff forces you to grow up fast...”
“I’m not stealing your people, I’m rescuing mine,”
“Shred my beard and call me Ishmael!” the captain shouted. He”
“thin, whittled stick from his pocket and began to clean his teeth. “You knew”
“There was no time to look back. Only to move forward, toward the dots on the horizon, and steer for them.”
“but there was no time to marvel at his own awesomeness.”
“It's the simple truth that mortal men cannot understand why the gods shape events as they do. Why some men and women are cut off in fullest flower, while others live to dwindle into shadows of themselves. Why virtue must sometimes be trampled and evil flourish amidst the beauty of a country garden. Why chance, sheer random chance, plays such an overwhelming role in the life lines and fate lines of men.”
“I have this strange feeling that I'm not myself anymore. It's hard to put into words, but I guess it's like I was fast asleep, and someone came, disassembled me, and hurriedly put me back together again. That sort of feeling.”
“Once of the tricks about life is that it’s always changing. Sometimes the changes are good. Sometimes you think they’re good and you end up disappointed. Other times you think life has handed you a lemon and it turns out to be a diamond. And there are other times when it just is what it is. It’s not what you wanted, but there’s nothing you can do about it, so you just have to accept what’s happened and go on. Those are the toughest times in my book, the times when you simply have no choice and life just does what it wants without even asking what anybody thinks.”
“Rebellion flamed up in her soul as the dark hours passed by – not because she had no future but because she had no past.”
“There are far too many people born into the world, and far too many words written. Millions and millions of them pouring from the presses every minute. It’s a horrible thought.” “You sound constipated,” said The Midget.”
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