“life is about making right things and going on..”
“This is my child. I planted it. I saw it grow. I loved it. Don't cut it down...”
“How can two living entities possessing intelligence and judgement ever be tied together for a lifetime?”
“It is stimulating to live in a society that is not standardized or mechanized, and is free from monotony.”
“you threw a stone into a gutter it would only spurt filth in your face.”
“What can we do with a creature who returns to his doom with such a free heart?”
“We are a flawed, weak species, he gently reminds us in these pages, focusing his attention, clearly and without sentiment, on those who will stoop low, those who will stop at nothing. What makes us care for such frequently pathetic characters is that they, like most of the rest of us, are strivers, driven by hopes for a slightly better life.”
“The gods grow jealous of too much contentment anywhere, and they show their displeasure all of a sudden.”
“The compartment built to ‘seat 8 passengers; 4 British Troops, or 6 Indian Troops’ now carried only nine.”
“if you threw a stone into a gutter it would only spurt filth in your face.”
“You should get out of here. Have a good life.”
“It wasn't just that Mr. Beaumont and his creepy staring was freaking me out. And it wasn't that my dad's warning was ringing in my ears. My mediator instincts were telling me to get out, now. And when my instincts tell me to do something, I usually obey. I have often found it beneficial to my health.”
“You know what we have to do?"
The Italian nodded. "I know."
"You don't look too happy about it."
"Defacing a beautiful building is a crime."
"But killing people is not?" Dee asked.
"Well, people can always be replaced.”
“The sands drift always, yet the desert remains the same.”
“I want you to watch me while I take you, Rylee. I want you to watch each of us as we crash over that edge. I want you to see why this is enough for me. Why I choose you.”
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