Scythe (Arc of a Scythe, #1)
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Humanity is innocent; humanity is guilty, and both states are undeniably true.
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it must be known that we do have feelings. Remorse. Regret. Sorrow too great to bear. Because if we didn’t feel those things, what monsters would we be?
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Black was an absence of light, and scythes were the opposite. Luminous and enlightened, they were acknowledged as the very best of humanity—which is why they were chosen for the job.
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Who has he come for? Will it be me? Or will I be left to suffer the loss?
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Hope in the shadow of fear is the world’s most powerful motivator.
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The growth of civilization was complete. Everyone knew it. When it came to the human race, there was no more left to learn. Nothing about our own existence to decipher. Which meant that no one person was more important than any other. In fact, in the grand scheme of things, everyone was equally useless.
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It was both demoralizing yet heartening to know that life would go on without her.