“Fight dirty, and go for the face. Gentlemen's rules are for gentlemen.”
― Taran Matharu, quote from The Novice
“A warrior's greatest enemy can also be his greatest teacher.”
― Taran Matharu, quote from The Novice
“If even the false war we pretend to fight has created so much hate between our peoples, what would a real one do?”
― Taran Matharu, quote from The Novice
“But the men and women who rise to greatness are the risk takers, the gamblers. Those who take all or nothing.”
― Taran Matharu, quote from The Novice
“She seemed to be reading at a terrific pace, but then she was a librarian after all.”
― Taran Matharu, quote from The Novice
“How are we supposed to win?” Fletcher took a deep breath and looked him right in the eye. “We train.”
― Taran Matharu, quote from The Novice
“Fight dirty, and go for the face. Gentlemen’s rules are for gentlemen,”
― Taran Matharu, quote from The Novice
“As the grip began to tighten, Fletcher closed his eyes, praying it would be quick.”
― Taran Matharu, quote from The Novice
“After all, it had been a generous gift, and, if anything, it had been Fletcher who was in his debt and not the other way around.”
― Taran Matharu, quote from The Novice
“Then the door slammed shut and he was alone in the world, but for the sleeping creature around his neck. A fugitive.”
― Taran Matharu, quote from The Novice
“EVEN AS THE WORDS LEFT Didric’s”
― Taran Matharu, quote from The Novice
“They snuffed out their own lights and ducked into one of the upper corridors.”
― Taran Matharu, quote from The Novice
“Felid might be. Some sort of cat, perhaps? They walked on past dimly lit corridors”
― Taran Matharu, quote from The Novice
“The men and women who rise to greatness are the risk takers, the gamblers. Those who take all or nothing.”
― Taran Matharu, quote from The Novice
“We’re going to enter the ether.”
― Taran Matharu, quote from The Novice
“now or never. If Fletcher didn’t make this kill, he would go hungry tonight. Dusk was fast approaching and he was already running late. He needed to make his way back to the village soon, or the gates would close. If that happened, he would either have to bribe the guards with money he didn’t have or take his chances in the woods overnight. The young elk had just finished rubbing its antlers against a tall pine, scraping the soft velvet that coated them to leave the sharp tines beneath. From its small size and stature, Fletcher could tell it was a juvenile, sporting its first set of antlers. It was a fine specimen, with glossy fur and bright, intelligent eyes. Fletcher felt almost ashamed to hunt such a majestic creature, yet he was already adding up its value in his head. The thick coat would do well when the fur traders came by, especially as it was now winter. It would probably”
― Taran Matharu, quote from The Novice
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“The house was an immense place, isolated in a great wooded area. The building and the trees seemed wet, glistening dimly in the grey morning light that was much like the light of midday of Anthea. It was refreshing to his over-sensitive eyes. He liked the woods, the quiet sense of life in them, and the glistening moisture - the sense of water and of fruitfulness that this earth overflowed with, even down to the continual trilling and chirping sounds of the insects. It would be an endless source of delight compared to his own world, with the dryness, the emptiness, the soundlessness of the broad, empty deserts between the almost deserted cities where the only sound was the whining of the cold and endless wind that voiced the agony of his own, dying people.....”
― Walter Tevis, quote from The Man Who Fell to Earth
“El enfoque económico no pretende describir el mundo como cualquiera de nosotros quisiera que fuera, o teme que sea, o reza por que llegue a ser, sino más bien explicar lo que hay en la realidad. La mayoría de nosotros querría arreglar o cambiar el mundo de alguna manera. Pero para cambiar el mundo, primero hay que comprenderlo.”
― Steven D. Levitt, quote from SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes And Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance
“that the most honorable thing in life is not to live it selfishly, but to take risks for those we love.”
― Sherrilyn Kenyon, quote from Time Untime
“The smile remained suspended on her face, but it was as though it had been disconnected from the emotion behind it – if there ever had been any emotion behind it.”
― Herman Koch, quote from The Dinner
“Dire che il popolo è sempre vittima, sempre innocente, è un'ipocrisia e una menzogna e un insulto alla dignità di ogni uomo, di ogni donna, di ogni persona. Un popolo è fatto di uomini, donne, persone, ciascuna di queste persone ha il dovere di scegliere, di decidere per se stessa; e non si cessa di scegliere, di decidere, perché non si è né generali né ricchi né potenti.”
― Oriana Fallaci, quote from A Man
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