“Hope is a precious thing, isn’t it,” she says. “And yet, we don’t really appreciate it until it’s gone.”
― Amy Ewing, quote from The Jewel
“This is how The Jewel operates. Status is our sole occupation. Gossip is our currency.”
― Amy Ewing, quote from The Jewel
“It would be easier to forget you," he says to me, "and these past few weeks we've had together. It would be easier if I could hate you. But the sad truth is, I will more than likely love you for the rest of my life.”
― Amy Ewing, quote from The Jewel
“Oh, I do like you. You have such an interesting balance of obedience and contempt.”
― Amy Ewing, quote from The Jewel
“I love sunrises, even more than sunsets. There's something so exciting about the worlds coming to life in a thousand colors.”
― Amy Ewing, quote from The Jewel
“It is frighteningly bizarre to hear myself described this way; a set of statistics, a musical instrument, and nothing more.”
― Amy Ewing, quote from The Jewel
“I think the last dinner was preferable to this one. At least Raven was there. And Lucien.”
― Amy Ewing, quote from The Jewel
“What is life without a bit of excitement.”
― Amy Ewing, quote from The Jewel
“My mother used to say that a good meal could ease a troubled heart.”
― Amy Ewing, quote from The Jewel
“I feel myself dissolve into a thousand molecules, amazed at how three small words can completely alter my state of being.”
― Amy Ewing, quote from The Jewel
“Title does not protect you from everything.”
― Amy Ewing, quote from The Jewel
“Doctors are idiots," ...."It's the surrogate that counts.”
― Amy Ewing, quote from The Jewel
“Zumindest werde ich unter demselben Himmel sein, wohin auch immer es mich verschlägt. Hazel und ich werden wenigstens auf dieselben Sterne schauen.”
― Amy Ewing, quote from The Jewel
“Ik mag jou wel, met je interessante balans tussen gehoorzaamheid en minachting. - Hertogin”
― Amy Ewing, quote from The Jewel
“O, is de jacht op de surrogaten weer geopend?... Pas maar op, nieuw meisje. Dit jaar wordt ongetwijfeld gevaarlijk nu het om de hand van de lieve, kleine Exetor gaat. - Garnet”
― Amy Ewing, quote from The Jewel
“Wíj maken hun kinderen. Wíj hebben de macht. - De leeuwin”
― Amy Ewing, quote from The Jewel
“Je hebt me teleurgesteld, Violet. - Hertogin”
― Amy Ewing, quote from The Jewel
“I press my face against the wrought-iron bars on my window - they are arched and curl into the shape of roses, as i by making a pretty pattern, they can pretend they're something they're not.”
― Amy Ewing, quote from The Jewel
“I love sunrises, even more than sunsets. There's something so exciting about the world coming to life in a thousand colors. It's hopeful.”
― Amy Ewing, quote from The Jewel
“This is what I'm wearing. This is my favorite thing to wear, and since it's the last time I'll ever get to choose my own outfit, I'm choosing this, because I love it and it's mine. I don't care what I look like.”
― Amy Ewing, quote from The Jewel
“Oh, love is handsome, love is charming
Love is beauty while it's new
But love grows old and love grows colder
And fades away like morning dew.”
― Amy Ewing, quote from The Jewel
“Maybe she knew it, and that's why she wasn't frightened at the end. "This is how it begins," she said. I wonder if she saw death as just another way to freedom.”
― Amy Ewing, quote from The Jewel
“Something had to be done. No one deserves this life. No one deserves to have their choices taken away.”
― Amy Ewing, quote from The Jewel
“I hate him. But I hate myself more, for being idiotic enough to believe that I could have that sort of happiness.”
― Amy Ewing, quote from The Jewel
“Knowing that it would happen and experiencing it are two entirely different things.”
― Amy Ewing, quote from The Jewel
“Ash, do you honestly think that what they've made you do affects who you are? You are a good person, and don't ever let anyone make you feel differently.”
― Amy Ewing, quote from The Jewel
“Once a small crack reveals itself, suddenly a hundred others appear. And then the walls that have been so carefully constructed begin to crumble.”
― Amy Ewing, quote from The Jewel
“Hoffnung ist ein kostbares Gut, nicht wahr? [...] Und doch wissen wir sie erst zu schätzen, wenn sie fort ist.”
― Amy Ewing, quote from The Jewel
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“That’s our cue,” Dr. Chadwick noted, managing to approximate a cheerful smile, addressing the room at large. “Everyone please stand behind the yellow line until the doors open. No food, drink, flash photography, or video cameras are permitted. Once aboard the ride, please keep your hands and arms inside the vehicle at all times until we come to a full and complete stop. Otherwise, they’re apt to end up in another universe somewhere without ya, and wouldn’t that fry your noggin?”
― Stephanie Osborn, quote from The Case of the Displaced Detective: The Arrival
“Then, in January 1961, a religious riot broke out in the central Indian city of Jabalpur. A Hindu girl had committed suicide; it was alleged that she took her life because she had been assaulted by two Muslim men. The claim was given lurid publicity by a local Jana Sangh newspaper, whereupon Hindu students went on a rampage through the town, attacking Muslim homes and burning shops. In retaliation a Muslim group torched a Hindu neighbourhood. The rioting continued for days, spreading also to the countryside. It was the most serious such incident since Partition, its main sufferers being poor Muslims, mostly weavers and bidi (cigarette) workers.52”
― Ramachandra Guha, quote from India After Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy
“we are pawns in a game whose forces we largely fail to comprehend.”
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“Come gather 'round hardy men of the steppes and listen to my tale of heroes bold and friendships fast and the Tyrant of Icenwind Dale of a band of friends by trick or by deed bred legends for the bard the baneful pride of the one poor wretch and the horror of the Crystal Shard.”
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